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From Khmer ខ្មែរ (khmêr). 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/).

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  • IPA(key): /kəˈmɛə(ɹ)/, /ˈkmɛə(ɹ)/
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    IPA(key): [kʰəˈmɛɹ]
  • Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)
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Khmer

  1. The national language of Cambodia, part of the Mon-Khmer language family.
  2. An abugida used to write the Khmer language and sometimes Pali.

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Khmer (plural Khmers or Khmer)

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

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Khmer (comparative more Khmer, superlative most Khmer)

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

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Khmer m (plural Khmers, feminine Khmère)

  1. a Khmer person

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Khmer n (strong, genitive Khmer, no plural)

  1. Khmer (language)

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Khmer m (strong, genitive Khmer, plural Khmer)

  1. Khmer (person)

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Khmer f (genitive Khmer, plural Khmer)

  1. female Khmer (female person)

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