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Khmer

noun
\ kə-ˈmer How to pronounce Khmer (audio) \
plural Khmer or Khmers

Definition of Khmer

1 : a member of an aboriginal people of Cambodia
2 : the Mon-Khmer language of the Khmer people that is the official language of Cambodia

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Khmer adjective

First Known Use of Khmer

1881, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for Khmer

northern or western dialect Khmer khmε:r, a self-designation (standard Khmer khmaε)

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The first known use of Khmer was in 1881

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