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)
- Khmer
- ຊາວຂະເໝນ ― sāo kha mēn ― Khmer (person)
- ພາສາຂະເໝນ ― phā sā kha mēn ― Khmer (the Khmer language)