Etymology

Khmer

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Today it means: A member of an ethnolinguistic group that constitutes most of the population of Cambodia. Full definition →

Khmer ខ្មែរ
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  1. Khmer · borrowed fromខ្មែរ
  2. English todayKhmer

From the French romanization of Khmer ខ្មែរ (khmae).

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