ຂະເໝນ

Lao

Alternative forms

• ຂະແໝ (kha mǣ), ຂເມນ (kha mēn)
• ຂະເຫມນ (kha mē na) — dated

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Khmer ក្មេរ៑ (kmer, “Khmer, member of the Khmer ethnolinguistic group”). Cognate with modern Khmer ខ្មែរ (khmae).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [kʰa(ʔ˧˥).meːn˩(˧)]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [kʰa(ʔ˩˨).meːn˥˧˧]
• Hyphenation: ຂະ-ເໝນ
• Rhymes: -eːn

Proper noun

ຂະເໝນ • (kha mēn)

1. Khmer

   ຊາວຂະເໝນ ― sāo kha mēn ― Khmer (person)

   ພາສາຂະເໝນ ― phā sā kha mēn ― Khmer (the Khmer language)