khmer in English

noun

1

an ancient kingdom in Southeast Asia that reached the peak of its power in the 11th century, when it ruled the entire Mekong River valley from the capital at Angkor. It was destroyed by Thai conquests in the 12th and 14th centuries.

2

a native or inhabitant of the ancient Khmer kingdom.

In the absence of piling, the ancient Khmers often used sand to provide a homogeneous foundation for their structures.

3

a native or inhabitant of Cambodia.

Many prostitutes are trafficked from Viet Nam, but most are ethnic Khmers , the majority race in Cambodia.

4

the Mon-Khmer language that is the official language of Cambodia.

Proceedings will be conducted in Cambodia's official language Khmer with English, French and Russian translations.

adjective

1

relating to the Khmer peoples or their language.

In the 1990s there was a cultural revival among the Khmer in the northeast that included the formation of dance and music groups to promote Khmer culture.

Use "khmer" in a sentence

1. The Khmer Rouge destroyed the legal and judicial structures of the Khmer Republic.

2. The vast majority of Khmer speakers speak Central Khmer, the dialect of the central plain where the Khmer are most heavily concentrated.

3. Khmer is primarily an analytic, isolating language.

4. As I adjusted to my new life running an orphanage in Cambodia, (Khmer) I learned to speak Khmer fluently, which means that I learned to speak the Khmer language fluently.

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6. In a reenactment scene, Khmer women cooking.

7. And freedom from persecution from the Khmer Rouge.

8. The Khmer Rouge didn't believe in money.

9. He portrays an officer in the Khmer Royal Navy.

10. We serve traditional Khmer food with Amok being our specialty

11. And here is a picture of the Khmer Rouge.

12. These events marked the foundation of the Khmer Republic.

13. The Khmer Rouge closes the doors to the outside world.

14. Khmer Apsara dancers represent an important motif in the stone bas-reliefs of the Angkorian temples in Cambodia, and have become an inspiration of Khmer classical dance

15. The Khmer Navy had 171 vessels; the Khmer Air Force had 211 aircraft, including 64 North American T-28s, 14 Douglas AC-47 gunships and 44 helicopters.

16. Like most Khmer temples, Muang Tam is oriented towards the east.

17. In a reenactment scene, Khmer men working with stone grinding construction.

18. Subsequent to the coup, the Khmer Rumdo ("Liberation Khmer") guerrillas, armed and trained by North Vietnam, continued armed resistance on Sihanouk's behalf against his own former colleagues.

19. Starting in 1995, the KWA organised the annual Khmer Literature Festival.

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21. In 1968, the Khmer Rouge launched a national insurgency across Cambodia.

22. Another important goal was the trial of senior Khmer Rouge leaders.

23. Generally, relations between the Chinese and the ethnic Khmer were good.

24. Nowadays Tum Teav has oral, literary, theatre, and film versions in Khmer.

25. The Khmer Rouge were heavily influenced by Maoism, the French Communist Party and the writings of Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin as well as ideas of Khmer racial superiority.

26. Between the 10th and 13th centuries it was part of the Khmer Empire.

27. Ke Pauk was one of the senior leaders of the Khmer Rouge.

28. Most Khmer Loeu diets are low in protein, which is limited in availability.

29. Heir to the ancient Khmer Empire, modern-day Cambodia is benefiting from two decades of relative stability, having endured civil war and the murderous rule of the Khmer Rouge in the 1970s.

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31. It published a newspaper, Khmera or Rénovation, in both French and Khmer versions.

32. From 1955 through 1957, Kin was the first president of the Khmer Writers' Association.

33. The 'Khmer Rumdo' forces, accordingly, were recruited largely in the east of the country.

34. Phaisali is an ancient city, as proven by Khmer remains in Tambon Samrong Chai.

35. The Khmer Rouge takeover was catastrophic for the Chinese community for several reasons.

36. Despite this, the Khmer Republic did not survive the 1975 dry season offensive.

37. Sihanouk, opposing the new government, entered into an alliance with the Khmer Rouge against them.

38. You see, the Khmer Rouge looked to Cambodia, and they saw centuries of rigid inequality.

39. In many villages, Khmer Rouge informers warn them if government troops are in the area.

40. During the years that followed Khmer writers were not able to practice their skill.

41. Unlike most of the leaders of Khmer Rouge, Chea did not study in Paris.

42. Come and sample some authentic Khmer Amok from all over the Kingdom of Cambodia

43. The temple is at the top of the high classical style of Khmer architecture.

44. The Khmer Rouge forced Muslims to eat pork, which they regard as forbidden (ḥarām).

45. It is the birthplace of Nuon Chea, one of the leaders of the Khmer Rouge.

46. The Khmer Rouge kept the government forces at bay until 1996, when troops started deserting.

47. Tourists photograph skulls at a memorial for the victims of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia.

48. The leadership of the Khmer Rouge was largely unchanged between the 1960s and the mid-1990s.

49. Just as the last boat pulled away, Khmer Rouge soldiers appeared and shot at us.

50. Khmer Krom are reportedly forced to adopt Vietnamese family names and speak the Vietnamese language.