Lao edit

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Old Khmer ក្មេរ៑ (kmer, Khmer, member of the Khmer ethnolinguistic group). Cognate with modern Khmer ខ្មែរ (khmae).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [kʰa(ʔ˧˥).meːn˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [kʰa(ʔ˩˨).meːn˥˧˧]
  • Hyphenation: ຂະ-ເໝນ
  • Rhymes: -eːn

Proper noun edit

ຂະເໝນ (kha mēn)

  1. Khmer
    ຊາວຂະເໝນsāo kha mēnKhmer (person)
    ພາສາຂະເໝນphā sā kha mēnKhmer (the Khmer language)