Khmer

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English

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Etymology

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From Khmer ខ្មែរ (khmae). 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

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  • IPA(key): /kəˈmɛə(ɹ)/, /ˈkmɛə(ɹ)/
  • Audio (Canada); [kʰəˈmɛɹ]:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)
  • Audio (UK):(file)

Proper noun

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Khmer

  1. The national language of Cambodia, part of the Mon-Khmer language family.
    • 2024, Kaliane Bradley, The Ministry of Time, Sceptre, page 6:
      Despite my mother speaking Khmer to us at home, I hadn’t retained it through my formative years.
  2. An abugida used to write the Khmer language and sometimes Pali.

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Noun

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Khmer (plural Khmers or Khmer)

  1. A member of an ethnolinguistic group that constitutes most of the population of Cambodia.

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Adjective

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Khmer (comparative more Khmer, superlative most Khmer)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Khmer people or their language.

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Further reading

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French

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Noun

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Khmer m (plural Khmers, feminine Khmère)

  1. a Khmer person

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German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kmeːʁ/, [kmeːɐ̯], [kmɛɐ̯]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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Khmer m or f (strong, genitive Khmer or (masculine only) Khmers, plural Khmer)

  1. Khmer (person)

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Noun

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Khmer n (strong, genitive Khmer, no plural)

  1. Khmer (language)

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