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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Khmer ខ្មែរ (khmêr). Attributed to the Pali term khemara (“one who is wholesome”). The elision form, ក្មេរ (kmera), is found in ancient stone inscriptions, or a borrowing from Northern Khmer เขมร (/khmɛːr/).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Khmer
- The national language of Cambodia, part of the Mon-Khmer language family.
- An abugida used to write the Khmer language and sometimes Pali.
Noun[edit]
Khmer (plural Khmers or Khmer)
- A member of an ethnolinguistic group that constitutes most of the population of Cambodia.
Synonyms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
language
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Translations[edit]
member of ethnolinguistic group
Adjective[edit]
Khmer (comparative more Khmer, superlative most Khmer)
- Of or pertaining to the Khmer people or their language.
Translations[edit]
of or pertaining to the Khmer people or their language
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See also[edit]
- Appendix:Khmer Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Khmer
Further reading[edit]
- ISO 639-1 code km, ISO 639-3 code khm (SIL)
- Ethnologue entry for Khmer, khm
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Khmer m (plural Khmers, feminine Khmère)
- a Khmer person
Further reading[edit]
- “Khmer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
Khmer n (strong, genitive Khmer, no plural)
- Khmer (language)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Khmer [sg-only, neuter, strong]
Noun[edit]
Khmer m (strong, genitive Khmer, plural Khmer)
- Khmer (person)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Khmer [masculine, strong]
Derived terms[edit]
- Rote Khmer m pl
Noun[edit]
Khmer f (genitive Khmer, plural Khmer)
- female Khmer (female person)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Khmer [feminine]
Further reading[edit]
- “Khmer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Khmer” in Duden online
Khmer on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Categories:
- English terms derived from Pali
- English terms borrowed from Northern Khmer
- English terms derived from Northern Khmer
- English 2-syllable words
- English 1-syllable words
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- English terms with audio links
- Rhymes:English/ɛə(ɹ)
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English indeclinable nouns
- English nouns with irregular plurals
- English adjectives
- en:Ethnonyms
- en:Languages
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- French 1-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French lemmas
- French nouns
- French countable nouns
- French terms spelled with K
- French masculine nouns
- fr:Cambodia
- fr:Ethnonyms
- fr:Nationalities
- German terms with audio links
- German lemmas
- German nouns
- German uncountable nouns
- German neuter nouns
- German masculine nouns
- German feminine nouns
- de:Demonyms