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Khmer(encyclopedia)
Mon-Khmer(dictionary)
Khmer(dictionary)
Khmer Rouge, the(dictionary)
Khmer (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
Khmer Rouge(encyclopedia)
Khmer Republic, the(dictionary)
Mon-Khmer languages(encyclopedia)
Grilled marinated chicken, Khmer style(recipes)

Khmer language (sh)




or Cambodian language

Mon-Khmer language spoken by more than seven million people in Cambodia (where it is the national language), southern Vietnam, and parts of Thailand.

Khmer is written in a distinctive script, which, like the writing systems of Burmese, Thai, and Lao, is descended from the South Asian Pallava script (see Indic writing systems); the earliest inscription in Old Khmer is from the 7th century. During the Angkor period (9th-15th centuries), Khmer lent many words to Thai, Lao, and other languages of the region (see Tai languages). Khmer itself has borrowed many learned words from Sanskrit and Pali.