ខ្មែរ
Khmer

Khmae - ខ្មែរ
Etymology
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).
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Proper noun
ខ្មែរ • (khmae)
Alternative forms
- ខ្មេរ (khmee)
Synonyms
- ខេមរៈ (kheemaʼraʼ) (formal)
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