Khmer
See also: khmer
English edit
Etymology edit
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/).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /kəˈmɛə(ɹ)/, /ˈkmɛə(ɹ)/
IPA(key): [kʰəˈmɛɹ]Audio (CA) (file) - Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)
Audio (UK) (file)
Proper noun edit
Khmer
- The national language of Cambodia, part of the Mon-Khmer language family.
- An abugida used to write the Khmer language and sometimes Pali.
Noun edit
Khmer (plural Khmers or Khmer)
- A member of an ethnolinguistic group that constitutes most of the population of Cambodia.
Synonyms edit
Related terms edit
Translations edit
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Translations edit
member of ethnolinguistic group
Adjective edit
Khmer (comparative more Khmer, superlative most Khmer)
- Of or pertaining to the Khmer people or their language.
Translations edit
of or pertaining to the Khmer people or their language
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See also edit
- Appendix:Khmer Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Khmer
Further reading edit
- ISO 639-1 code km, ISO 639-3 code khm (SIL)
- Ethnologue entry for Khmer, khm
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Khmer m (plural Khmers, feminine Khmère)
- a Khmer person
Further reading edit
- “Khmer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Noun edit
Khmer n (strong, genitive Khmer, no plural)
- Khmer (language)
Declension edit
Declension of Khmer [sg-only, neuter, strong]
Noun edit
Khmer m (strong, genitive Khmer, plural Khmer)
- Khmer (person)
Declension edit
Declension of Khmer [masculine, strong]
Derived terms edit
- Rote Khmer m pl
Noun edit
Khmer f (genitive Khmer, plural Khmer)
- female Khmer (female person)
Declension edit
Declension of Khmer [feminine]
Further reading edit
- “Khmer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Khmer” in Duden online
- Khmer on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de