Khmer

See also: khmer

English

Etymology

From Khmer ខ្មែរ (khmêr). Attributed to the Pali term khemara (“one who is wholesome”), from khema (“tranquility”), from Sanskrit क्षेम (kṣema), from Proto-Indo-European *tḱóy-mo-, from the root *tḱey- (“to settle, to live”). 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)/
  • (Canada)
    (file)
    IPA(key): [kʰəˈmɛɹ]
  • Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)

Noun

Khmer (countable and uncountable, plural Khmer or Khmers)

  1. (uncountable) The national language of Cambodia, part of the Mon-Khmer language family.
  2. (countable) A member of an ethnolinguistic group that constitutes most of the population of Cambodia.
  3. An abugida used to write the Khmer language and sometimes Pali.

Synonyms

Translations

Adjective

Khmer (comparative more Khmer, superlative most Khmer)

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

Translations

See also
  • Appendix:Khmer Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Khmer

Further reading

German

Pronunciation
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Noun

Khmer n (strong, genitive Khmer, no plural)

  1. Khmer (language)

Declension
Declension of Khmer [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Khmer
genitive eines des Khmer
dative einem dem Khmer
accusative ein das Khmer

Noun

Khmer m (strong, genitive Khmer, plural Khmer)

  1. Khmer (person)

Declension
Declension of Khmer [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Khmer die Khmer
genitive eines des Khmer der Khmer
dative einem dem Khmer den Khmern
accusative einen den Khmer die Khmer

Derived terms
  • Rote Khmer m pl

Noun

Khmer f (genitive Khmer, plural Khmer)

  1. female Khmer (female person)

Declension
Declension of Khmer [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Khmer die Khmer
genitive einer der Khmer der Khmer
dative einer der Khmer den Khmern
accusative eine die Khmer die Khmer

Further reading
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