ຂະເໝນ

Lao

Alternative forms

  • ຂະແໝ (kha mǣ), ຂເມນ (kha mēn)
  • ຂະເຫມນ (kha mēn) — dated

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Khmer ក្មេរ៑ (kmer, “Khmer, member of the Khmer ethnolinguistic group”). Cognate with modern Khmer ខ្មែរ (khmae).

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [kʰa(ʔ˧˥).meːn˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [kʰa(ʔ˩˨).meːn˥˧˧]
  • Hyphenation: ຂະ-ເໝນ
  • Rhymes: -eːn

Proper noun

ຂະເໝນ • (kha mēn)

  1. Khmer
    ຊາວຂະເໝນ ― sāo kha mēn ― Khmer (person)
    ພາສາຂະເໝນ ― phā sā kha mēn ― Khmer (the Khmer language)
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