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The trial organized with U.N. participation of some kind will be for crimes committed by Khmer Rouge leaders from 1975 to 1979. That's it.
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Meaning of "Khmer" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF KHMER

Khmer  [kmɛə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KHMER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Khmer can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES KHMER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Khmer

Khmer may refer to: ▪ Srok Khmer, the modern Kingdom of Cambodia ▪ Khmer people, the ethnic group to which the great majority of Cambodians belong ▪ Khmer Krom, Khmer people living in the Delta and the Lower Mekong area ▪ Khmer Loeu, the Mon-Khmer highland tribes in Cambodia ▪ Northern Khmer people, or Khmer Surin of Northeast Thailand ▪ Khmer language, the language of the Khmer and the official language of Cambodia ▪ Khmer script, the script used to write the Khmer and Khmer Loeu languages ▪ Khmer, a block of Unicode characters of the Khmer script. ▪ Khmer cuisine, the dominant cuisine in Cambodia ▪ Khmer architecture, the architecture of Cambodia ▪ Khmer Empire, which ruled much of Indochina from the 9th to the 13th centuries ▪ Khmer Republic, the name of Cambodia from 1970 to 1975 ▪ Khmer Issarak, anti-French, Khmer nationalist political movement formed in 1945 ▪ Khmer Serei, anti-communist and anti-monarchist guerrilla force founded by Cambodian nationalist Son Ngoc Thanh ▪ Khmer Sar, pro-US force formed by Khmer Republic's defence minister Sak Sutsakhan.

Definition of Khmer in the English dictionary

The first definition of Khmer in the dictionary is a member of a people of Cambodia, noted for a civilization that flourished from about 800 ad to about 1370, remarkable for its architecture. Other definition of Khmer is the language of this people, belonging to the Mon-Khmer family: the official language of Cambodia. Khmer is also of or relating to this people or their language.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KHMER


mare
mɛə
mayor
mɛə
nightmare
ˈnaɪtˌmɛə
Weston-super-Mare
ˈwɛstənˌsuːpəˈmɛə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KHMER

Khelat
Kherson
khet
khidmutgar
khilat
Khingan Mountains
Khirbet Qumran
khirkah
khitmutgar
Khiva
Khmer Republic
Khmer Rouge
Khmerian
Khodzhent
Khoikhoi
Khoisan
khoja
Khojent
Khomeini
Khonsu

WORDS THAT END LIKE KHMER

comer
consumer
customer
disclaimer
farmer
former
gamer
hammer
homer
hummer
Mon-Khmer
palmer
performer
primer
programmer
summer
the former
timer
transformer
Zimmer

Synonyms and antonyms of Khmer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Khmer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KHMER

Find out the translation of Khmer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Khmer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Khmer» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

高棉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Khmer
570 millions of speakers

English

Khmer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खमेर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الخمير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кхмеров
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Khmer
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খেমের
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Khmer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Khmer
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Khmer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

クメール語
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

크메르어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Khmer
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Khmer
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கெமெர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ख्मेर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kmer
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Khmer
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Khmer
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кхмерів
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Khmer
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Χμερ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Khmer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Khmer
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Khmer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Khmer

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KHMER»

The term «Khmer» is very widely used and occupies the 12.526 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of Khmer
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «Khmer».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KHMER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Khmer» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Khmer» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Khmer

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3 QUOTES WITH «KHMER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Khmer.
1
James Donald
The crimes committed by the North Vietnamese regime against the Vietnamese people were minor compared to the crimes committed by the Khmer Rouge against the Cambodians, but for us on the left they were emotionally far more significant.
2
Sydney Schanberg
My own reaction from a distance is that Pol Pot's demise as the leader of the Khmer Rouge was inevitable, and that his own paranoia did him in as much as anything else.
3
Hun Sen
The trial organized with U.N. participation of some kind will be for crimes committed by Khmer Rouge leaders from 1975 to 1979. That's it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KHMER»

Discover the use of Khmer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Khmer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Facing the Khmer Rouge: A Cambodian Journey
Facing the Khmer Rouge shows Ronnie Yimsut’s personal quest to rehabilitate himself, make a new life in America, and then return to Cambodia to help rebuild the land of his birth.
Ronnie Yimsut, 2011
2
The Khmer Rouge and the Cambodian Genocide
A comprehensive look at the brutal and extensive genocide that occurred in Cambodia in the mid- to late 1970s at the hands of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge.
Sean Bergin, 2009
3
Cambodian: Khmer
Cambodian is in many respects a typical Southeast Asian language, whose syntax at least on first acquaintance seems to approximate that of any SVO pidgin.
John Haiman, 2011
4
Sbek Thom: Khmer Shadow Theater
A book studying the history and significance of shadow puppet theater in Cambodia.
Pech Tum Kravel, Kem Sos, Thavro Phim, 1995
5
Khmer American: Identity and Moral Education in a Diasporic ...
This book is the story of that passage, and of the efforts of Khmer Americans to recreate the fabric of culture and identity in the aftermath of the Khmer holocaust.
Nancy Joan Smith-Hefner, 1999
6
Getting Away with Genocide?: Elusive Justice and the Khmer ...
Twenty-five years after the overthrow of the Pol Pot regime, not one Khmer Rouge leader has stood in court to answer for their terrible crimes.
Tom Fawthrop, Helen Jarvis, 2005
7
Pillaging Cambodia: The Illicit Traffic in Khmer Art
The illicit traffic of art is an important problem that affects modern life all over the world. This work addresses the issue using the showcase of Cambodia, where looters systematically destroy cultural heritage.
Masha Lafont, 2004
8
Cambodia after the Khmer Rouge: inside the politics of ...
Kampuchean United Front for National Salvation in December 1978, the Misled Persons Movement, and the payoffs to Khmer Rouge military officers — the Khmer Rouge were finally capitulating. Soldiers were defecting to both the CPP and ...
Evan Gottesman, 2004
9
Escaping the Khmer Rouge: A Cambodian Memoir
"Chileng Pa vividly recalls life under the Cambodian Communists. In April of 1977, Chileng was forced to watch as Communist guerillas brutally murdered his wife and two-year-old son.
Chileng Pa, Carol A. Mortland, 2008
10
Angkor: Cambodia's Wondrous Khmer Temple 5th
This beautifully illustrated book contains background information on Khmer history, religious beliefs and legends depicted on the bas-reliefs, as well as descriptions of the architectural features.
Dawn Rooney, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KHMER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Khmer is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Cambodia approves new political party
Khmer. Sunday, 19 July 2015 08:17:25 GMT (ICT). Editorial and News Contributions welcome >>. Search for news Retrieving Suggestions ... «Khmer Times, Jul 15»
2
Trump dismisses McCain's war record, angers fellow … - Khmer Times
NA Spokesman Says CNRP Lamakers Interfering With Executive Branch. PHNOM PENH (Khmer Times) National Assembly (NA) spokesman ... «Khmer Times, Jul 15»
3
'Khmer Riche' in retreat after tycoon's attack | The Times
In the grainy 60 seconds of CCTV footage, the tycoon is seen throwing an actress off a leather couch at a Japanese restaurant in Phnom Penh. «The Times, Jul 15»
4
Cambodia thanks Russia for supporting it as SCO dialogue partner
Khmer. Saturday, 18 July 2015 20:17:08 GMT (ICT). Editorial and News Contributions welcome >>. Search for news Retrieving Suggestions Please enter search ... «Khmer Times, Jul 15»
5
Ramadan Ends Friday Evening | Khmer Times | News Portal …
PHNOM PENH (Khmer Times) Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday blasted the tycoon fi... PM Open to Opposition Cooperation on Border Issue. «Khmer Times, Jul 15»
6
Tourism Up at Coastal Sihanoukville Province
PHNOM PENH (Khmer Times) – Preah Sihanoukville, one of the country's four coastal provinces, welcomed 885,398 tourists in the first half of ... «Khmer Times, Jul 15»
7
Return of Pardoned “Terrorist” Carefully Timed
PHNOM PENH (Khmer Times) – Labeled a “terrorist” by the government – and an opportunist by the opposition – self-exiled dissident and ... «Khmer Times, Jul 15»
8
How Studying Abroad Changed My Life
Khmer. Friday, 17 July 2015 09:17:29 GMT (ICT). Editorial and News Contributions welcome >>. Search for news Retrieving Suggestions ... «Khmer Times, Jul 15»
9
Cambodia Praises Thailand for Deporting Uighurs to China | Khmer
PHNOM PENH​(Khmer Times) With Chinese aid, the citys first security ... PHNOM PENH (Khmer Times) Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday ... «Khmer Times, Jul 15»
10
Tired of Tuk Tuks? Take a Taxi! | Khmer Times | News Portal …
NA Spokesman Says CNRP Lamakers Interfering With Executive Branch. PHNOM PENH (Khmer Times) National Assembly (NA) spokesman ... «Khmer Times, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Khmer [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/khmer>. Apr 2024 ».
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