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)

Khmer person
ខ្ញុំ ជាខ្មែរ ― khñom ciə khmae ― I am Khmer
Khmer, Cambodian
ភាសាខ្មែរ ― phiəsaakmɛɛ ― Khmer (language)

ខ្មែរក្រហម ― khmae krɑhɑɑm ― Khmer Rouge

Alternative forms

ខ្មេរ (khmee)

Synonyms

ខេមរៈ (kheemaʼraʼ) (formal)

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