khmer/kəˈmɛə(ɹ)/EtymologyFrom Khmer ខ្មែរ (khmae). Attributed to the Pali term khemara (“one who is wholesome”). The elision form, ក្មេរ (kmera), is found in ancient stone inscriptions, or a borrowing from Northern Khmer เขมร (/khmɛːr/).khmer means of or pertaining to the Khmer people or their language. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 81 out of 100.adjOf or pertaining to the Khmer people or their language.nameThe national language of Cambodia, part of the Mon-Khmer language family.“Despite my mother speaking Khmer to us at home, I hadn’t retained it through my formative years.”An abugida used to write the Khmer language and sometimes Pali.nounA member of an ethnolinguistic group that constitutes most of the population of Cambodia.