Khmer

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English

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Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /kəˈmɛə(ɹ)/, /ˈkmɛə(ɹ)/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)
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Proper noun

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.

Derived terms

Noun

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

Khmer (comparative more Khmer, superlative most Khmer)

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

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French

Pronunciation

Noun

Khmer m (plural Khmers, feminine Khmère)

  1. a Khmer person

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German

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. Khmer (person)

Declension

Declension of Khmer
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Khmer die Khmer
genitive eines des Khmer, Khmers der Khmer
dative einem dem Khmer den Khmer
accusative einen den Khmer die Khmer
Declension of Khmer
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Khmer die Khmer
genitive einer der Khmer der Khmer
dative einer der Khmer den Khmer
accusative eine die Khmer die Khmer

Derived terms

Noun

Khmer n (strong, genitive Khmer, no plural)

  1. Khmer (language)

Declension

Declension of Khmer
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Khmer
genitive eines des Khmer
dative einem dem Khmer
accusative ein das Khmer

Further reading

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