เขมร
Thai
Alternative forms
- (poetic) แขม (kà-mɛɛ), แขมร์ (kà-mɛɛ)
Etymology
From Middle Khmer ខ្មេរ (khmer), ខ្មែរ (khmēr, “Khmer, member of the Khmer ethnolinguistic group”) or Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer ក្មេរ៑ (kmeer). Cognate with Modern Khmer ខ្មែរ (khmae).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | เขมร e kʰ m r | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | ขะ-เหฺมน kʰ a – e h ̥ m n | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | kà-měen |
| Royal Institute | kha-men | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /kʰa˨˩.meːn˩˩˦/(R) | |
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Proper noun
เขมร • (kà-měen)
- Khmer
- (sometimes derogatory or offensive) Cambodia (a country in Southeast Asia); Cambodian
- Synonym: กัมพูชา (gam-puu-chaa)