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).

Pronunciation

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

ខ្មែរ • (khmae)

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

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