Khmer

/kəˈmɛər/

Other forms: Khmers

Definitions of Khmer
  1. noun
    a native or inhabitant of Cambodia
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    type of:
    Cambodian, Kampuchean
    a native or inhabitant of Cambodia
  2. noun
    the Mon-Khmer language spoken in Cambodia
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    type of:
    Mon-Khmer
    a branch of the Austro-Asiatic languages
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