ខ្មែរ

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Khmae - ខ្មែរ

Etymology

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From Middle Khmer ខ្មេរ (khmeer), ខ្មែរ (khmae), from Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer ក្មេរ៑ (kmeer, Khmer, member of the Khmer ethnolinguistic group) (first attested in c. 578). Cognate with Thai เขมร (kà-měen).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic and Phonemic ខ្មែរ
k̥ʰmaer
WT romanisation khmae
(standard) IPA(key) /kʰmae/
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Proper noun

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ខ្មែរ (khmae)

  1. Khmer person
    ខ្ញុំជាខ្មែរ  ―  khñom ciə khmae  ―  I am Khmer
  2. Khmer, Cambodian
    ភាសាខ្មែរ  ―  phiəsaakmɛɛ  ―  Khmer (language)
    ខ្មែរក្រហម  ―  khmae krɑhɑɑm  ―  Khmer Rouge

Alternative forms

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Synonyms

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