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Khmer en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /kəˈmaɪ/ (Canada, General-American)
• /kmɛə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /kəˈmɛː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (UK) audio
• /kəˈmɛə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /kmɛː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /kəˈmɛɹ/ (Canada, General-American)
• (Canada) audio

Etymology

From the French romanization of Khmer ខ្មែរ (khmae).

Meanings

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

Forms

Relateds

Wiktionary’s coverage of Khmer terms

Translations (26)

fa خمر (of or pertaining to the Khmer people or their language) · my ခမာ (of or pertaining to the Khmer people or their language) · fr khmer (of or pertaining to the Khmer people or their language) · hi ख्मेर (of or pertaining to the Khmer people or their language) · uk кхме́рський (of or pertaining to the Khmer people or their language) · lo ຂເມນ (of or pertaining to the Khmer people or their language) · km ខ្មែរ (of or pertaining to the Khmer people or their language) · nl khmer (of or pertaining to the Khmer people or their language) · lo ຂະເໝນ (of or pertaining to the Khmer people or their language) · mk кмерски (of or pertaining to the Khmer people or their language) · bg кхме́рски (of or pertaining to the Khmer people or their language) · ar خِمِيرِيّ (of or pertaining to the Khmer people or their language) · de Khmer (of or pertaining to the Khmer people or their language) · be кхме́рскі (of or pertaining to the Khmer people or their language) · ru кхме́рский (of or pertaining to the Khmer people or their language) · pl khmerski (of or pertaining to the Khmer people or their language) · km ខេមរ (of or pertaining to the Khmer people or their language) · ro khmer (of or pertaining to the Khmer people or their language) · ja クメール (of or pertaining to the Khmer people or their language) · vi Khơ-me (of or pertaining to the Khmer people or their language) · lv khmeru (of or pertaining to the Khmer people or their language) · cmn 高棉 (of or pertaining to the Khmer people or their language) · th เขมร (of or pertaining to the Khmer people or their language) · eo kmera (of or pertaining to the Khmer people or their language) · ko 크메르 (of or pertaining to the Khmer people or their language) · lo ຂະແໝ (of or pertaining to the Khmer people or their language)

Khmer en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /kəˈmaɪ/ (Canada, General-American)
• /kmɛə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /kəˈmɛː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (UK) audio
• /kəˈmɛə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /kmɛː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /kəˈmɛɹ/ (Canada, General-American)
• (Canada) audio

Etymology

From the French romanization of Khmer ខ្មែរ (khmae).

Meanings

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

Forms

Relateds

Northern Khmer · Khmer Rouge · Khmer Republic

Synonyms

Cambodian · Kampuchean

Translations (96)

ru кхме́рский язы́к (language) · sv khmer (language) · de Kambodschanisch (language) · ca khmer (language) · ru кхме́рский (language) · pl Khmerka (member of ethnolinguistic group) · sk khmérčina (language) · ms bahasa Khmer (language) · tr Khmer (language) · ro khmeră (member of ethnolinguistic group) · da khmer (language) · km ខ្មែរ (language) · es jemer (language) · mk кмерски јазик (language) · es camboyano (language) · gl khmer (language) · nds Kambodschaansch (language) · ar خِمِيرِيَّة (language) · hy քմեր (language) · ro khmeră (language) · de Khmer-Sprache (language) · lv khmeru valoda (language) · tl wikang Khmer (language) · ja クメール語 (language) · bg кхме́рски ези́к (language) · nl Khmer (language) · pl język khmerski (language) · fi khmerin kieli (language) · ga Ciméiris (language) · fa زبان خمر (language) · cs kambodžština (language) · km ភាសាខ្មែរ (language) · de Khmer (language) · eo kmero (member of ethnolinguistic group) · lv khmers (member of ethnolinguistic group) · vi tiếng Khmer (language) · ga Cambóidis (language) · af Khmer (language) · uk кхме́рська (language) · nl Cambodjaans (language) · pt cambojano (language) · kk кхмер тілі (language) · cmn 高棉文 (language) · ca cambodjà (language) · lo ພາສາຂະເໝນ (language) · chr ᎩᎻᎷ (language) · lo ພາສາຂເມນ (language) · ro khmer (member of ethnolinguistic group) · fr khmer (language) · my ခမာဘာသာ (language) · pl Khmer (member of ethnolinguistic group) · sk kmérčina (language) · cy Chmereg (language) · br kmereg (language) · eo kmera lingvo (language) · be камбаджы́йская (language) · ko 크메르어 (language) · nn khmer (language) · th ภาษาเขมร (language) · sv kambodjanska (language) · my ခမာ (language) · he קמרית (language) · no khmer (language) · uk кхме́рська мо́ва (language) · ru кхме́рка (member of ethnolinguistic group) · gu ખ્મેર (language) · be кхме́рская мо́ва (language) · nb khmer (language) · hi ख्मेर (language) · id bahasa Khmer (language) · fr cambodgien (language) · ru камбоджи́йский (language) · pt quemer (language) · pt khmer (language) · ar لُغَة خِمِيرِيَّة (language) · el Χμερ (language) · it khmer (language) · tg кҳмерӣ (language) · cmn 高棉語 /高棉语 (language) · fi khmer (member of ethnolinguistic group) · th เขมร (language) · af Kambodjaans (language) · wa xhmer (language) · vi tiếng Khơ-me (language) · km ខ្មែរ (member of ethnolinguistic group) · fi khmer (language) · lo ພາສາຂະແໝ (language) · bew basè Khmer (language) · ru кхмер (member of ethnolinguistic group) · cs khmerština (language) · km ជនជាតិខ្មែរ (member of ethnolinguistic group) · de Khmer (member of ethnolinguistic group) · hu khmer (language) · hsb khmeršćina (language) · uz kxmer (language) · be кхме́рская (language)

Khmer en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /kəˈmaɪ/ (Canada, General-American)
• /kmɛə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /kəˈmɛː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (UK) audio
• /kəˈmɛə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /kmɛː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /kəˈmɛɹ/ (Canada, General-American)
• (Canada) audio

Etymology

From the French romanization of Khmer ខ្មែរ (khmae).

Meanings

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

Deriveds

Old Khmer