Meanings
proper noun
- historicalA Cambodian communist guerrilla force active from the 1970s to the 1990s under the leadership of Pol Pot.
Origin
- FrenchKhmer rouge“red Khmer”
- EnglishKhmer Rouge
Unadapted borrowing from French Khmer rouge (“red Khmer”), from Khmer (“Khmer”) + rouge (“red”).
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Arabic الْخَمِير الْحُمْر
- الْخَمِير الْحُمْر (al-ḵamīr al-ḥumr)Cambodian communist guerrilla force
Bulgarian черве́ни кхме́ри
- черве́ни кхме́ри (červéni khméri)Cambodian communist guerrilla force
Chinese Mandarin 紅色高棉 /红色高棉, 赤柬
- 紅色高棉 /红色高棉 (Hóngsè gāomián)Cambodian communist guerrilla force
- 赤柬 (Chì Jiǎn)Cambodian communist guerrilla force
Czech Rudí Khmerové
- Rudí KhmerovéCambodian communist guerrilla force
Dutch Rode Khmer
- Rode KhmerCambodian communist guerrilla force
Esperanto Ruĝaj Kmeroj
- Ruĝaj KmerojCambodian communist guerrilla force
Finnish punaiset khmerit
- punaiset khmeritCambodian communist guerrilla force
French Khmers rouges
- Khmers rougesCambodian communist guerrilla force
German Rote Khmer
- Rote KhmerCambodian communist guerrilla force
Greek Ερυθροί Χμερ
- Ερυθροί Χμερ (Erythroí Chmer)Cambodian communist guerrilla force
Hindi ख्मेर रूज
- ख्मेर रूज (khmer rūj)Cambodian communist guerrilla force
Hungarian Vörös Khmer
- Vörös KhmerCambodian communist guerrilla force
Icelandic Rauðu khmerarnir
- Rauðu khmerarnirCambodian communist guerrilla force
Indonesian Khmer Merah
- Khmer MerahCambodian communist guerrilla force
Italian Khmer rossi
- Khmer rossiCambodian communist guerrilla force
Japanese クメール・ルージュ
- クメール・ルージュ (Kumēru-rūju)Cambodian communist guerrilla force
Korean 크메르 루주
- 크메르 루주 (Keumereu ruju)Cambodian communist guerrilla force
Persian خمرهای سرخ
- خمرهای سرخ (xamer-hâ-ye sorx)Cambodian communist guerrilla force
Polish Czerwoni Khmerzy
- Czerwoni KhmerzyCambodian communist guerrilla force
Portuguese Quemer Vermelho, Khmer Vermelho
- Quemer VermelhoCambodian communist guerrilla force
- Khmer VermelhoCambodian communist guerrilla force
Russian кра́сные кхме́ры
- кра́сные кхме́ры (krásnyje kxméry)Cambodian communist guerrilla force
Slovak Červení Kméri
- Červení KmériCambodian communist guerrilla force
Spanish Jemeres rojos
- Jemeres rojosCambodian communist guerrilla force
Swedish röda khmererna
- röda khmerernaCambodian communist guerrilla force
Thai เขมรแดง
- เขมรแดง (kà-měen-dɛɛng)Cambodian communist guerrilla force
Turkish Kızıl Kmerler
- Kızıl KmerlerCambodian communist guerrilla force
Ukrainian черво́ні кхме́ри
- черво́ні кхме́ри (červóni kxméry)Cambodian communist guerrilla force
Vietnamese Khơ-me Đỏ
- Khơ-me ĐỏCambodian communist guerrilla force
Cite this entry
APA
Khmer Rouge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Khmer%20Rouge
MLA
“Khmer Rouge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Khmer%20Rouge. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Khmer Rouge,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Khmer%20Rouge.
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