American English pronunciation

How to pronounce khmer

IPA transcription: [k'mɛɹ]

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Noun

  • the Mon-Khmer language spoken in Cambodia

  • a native or inhabitant of Cambodia

Usage examples

  • The name is believed to be derived from the Khmer language.
  • The holy objects are designed to create a "power path for the Khmer Kings".
  • His mother was Khmer and his father was of Chinese Teochew descent.
  • According to him, the journal minimized the atrocities committed by the Cambodian Khmer Rouge.
  • Before the area was settled by ethnic Vietnamese, the Khmer people practiced Theravada Buddhism.
  • The Khmer Issarak movement faded eventually.
  • Many technical terms used today in Khmer are of French origin.
  • She is Cambodian-American and speaks fluent Khmer and German.
  • Its followers were generally called "Khmer Rouge".
  • In the Khmer language the province would be "Sakor Nokor".