The meaning of Khmer

kəˈmeər

Khmer – definition

noun
An ancient kingdom in se asia that reached the peak of its power in the 11th century, when it ruled over the entire mekong valley from the capital at angkor. it was destroyed by thai conquests in the 12th and 14th centuries.
noun
A native or inhabitant of the ancient khmer kingdom.
Usage examples:
In the absence of piling, the ancient khmers often used sand to provide a homogeneous foundation fo…
noun
A native or inhabitant of cambodia.
Usage examples:
Many prostitutes are trafficked from viet nam, but most are ethnic khmers, the majority race in cam…
noun
The language of the khmer, belonging to the mon-khmer family. it is the official language of cambodia, spoken by about 7 million people.
Usage examples:
Proceedings will be conducted in cambodia's official language khmer with english, french and russia…

adjective
Relating to the khmer or their language.
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In the 1990s there was a cultural revival among the khmer in the northeast that included the format…

noun
The official language of cambodia
Usage examples:
She calls her home sok sabay, which means happiness in khmer., then we translate it into khmer., a …