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# khmer

noun (Khmer — a people and a language); adjective (Khmer)

«khmer» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The main people of Cambodia in South-East Asia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/khmer/#m1)
2. The language of Cambodia, with its own alphabet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/khmer/#m2)
3. (adjective) To do with the Khmer people, their language or their old empire, which built Angkor Wat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/khmer/#m3)
4. (history) The Khmer Rouge: a cruel government that ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979 and killed very many people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/khmer/#m4)

### In the lessons

In geography and history lessons about Asia: the Khmer Empire built the huge temple of Angkor Wat. In world languages lessons: Khmer has one of the longest alphabets in the world. Phrases: «the Khmer Empire», «Khmer script», «Khmer Rouge».

### Examples

- Most people in Cambodia speak Khmer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/khmer/#x1)
- Angkor Wat was built by the Khmer Empire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/khmer/#x2)
- Khmer script has curly letters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/khmer/#x3)
- My classmate's family is Khmer and they celebrate Khmer New Year in April. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/khmer/#x4)
- The Khmer Rouge caused terrible suffering in the 1970s. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/khmer/#x5)
- We tasted Khmer food at the festival. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/khmer/#x6)

### Note

Pronounced «kuh-MEER» or «kmeye» in English. Always a capital: Khmer. Not the same as «Hmong» or «Thai».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «khmer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/khmer/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«khmer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/khmer.html) on Mova free.