Khmer language - Wikipedia
WEBBKhmer (/ k ə ˈ m ɛər / kə-MAIR; ខ្មែរ, UNGEGN: Khmêr) is an Austroasiatic language spoken by the Khmer people, and the official and national language of Cambodia. Khmer has been influenced considerably by Sanskrit and Pali, especially in the royal and religious registers, through Hinduism and Buddhism.
Khmer people - Wikipedia
WEBBThe Khmer people (Khmer: ជនជាតិខ្មែរ, UNGEGN: Chônôchéatĕ Khmêr, ALA-LC: Janajāti Khmaer [cɔn.ciət kʰmae]) are an Austroasiatic ethnic group native to Cambodia. They comprise over 95% of Cambodia's population of 17 million. [14]
History of Cambodia | War, Khmer Rouge, Genocide, & Facts
WEBBhistory of Cambodia, a survey of the important events and people in the history of Cambodia. The country, on the Indochinese mainland of Southeast Asia, is largely a land of plains and great rivers and lies amid important overland and river trade routes linking China to India and Southeast Asia.
Khmer empire | History, Map, Notable Sites, & Facts | Britannica
WEBB26 apr. 2024 · The Khmer empire was an ancient Cambodian state that ruled much of mainland Southeast Asia from about 802 to 1431 CE, reaching its peak between the 11th and 13th centuries. It was home to one of the world’s largest premodern capitals, constructed the world’s largest religious structures (Angkor Wat), and shaped much of …
Khmer | Cambodia, Angkor, Theravada Buddhism | Britannica
WEBBKhmer, any member of an ethnolinguistic group that constitutes most of the population of Cambodia. Smaller numbers of Khmer also live in southeastern Thailand and the Mekong River delta of southern Vietnam. The Khmer language belongs to the Mon-Khmer family, itself a part of the Austroasiatic.
Khmer (Cambodian) alphabet and language - Omniglot
WEBBNative name: ភាសាខ្មែរ (phiəsaa khma) [pʰiə.ˈsaː kʰmae] Language family: Austroasiatic, Mon-Khmer. Number of speakers: c. 18.6 million. Spoken in: Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand. First written: 9th century. Writing system: Khmer script. Status: official language in Cambodia. Recognised minority language in Vietnam and Thailand.
Khmer Empire - World History Encyclopedia
WEBB12 mars 2013 · The Khmer Empire was a powerful state in South East Asia, formed by people of the same name, lasting from 802 CE to 1431 CE. At its peak, the empire covered much of what today is Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, and southern Vietnam.
Cambodia - Wikipedia
WEBBCambodia, [a] officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, [b] is a country in Southeast Asia on the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning an area of 181,035 square kilometres (69,898 square miles ), bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the north, Vietnam to the east, and the Gulf of Thailand to the southwest.
Khmer Empire - New World Encyclopedia
WEBBThe Khmer empire was the largest continuous empire of South East Asia, based in what is now Cambodia. The empire, which seceded from the kingdom of Chenla around 800 C.E., at times ruled over or vassalized parts of modern-day Laos, Thailand and Vietnam.
Khmer Rouge: Cambodia's years of brutality - BBC News
WEBB16 November 2018. Getty Images. In the four years that the Khmer Rouge ruled Cambodia, it was responsible for one of the worst mass killings of the 20th Century. The brutal regime, in power from...
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