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The meanings of Khmer names are generally very simple and reference positive attributes. Cambodian people are called by their given names without a title (informal) or by their given names with a title (formal); the full name, including both family name and given name is often used [ 2 ] [ 7 ] (Surnames are used as a form of address, however ...
The colloquial name most used by Cambodians is ស្រុកខ្មែរ Srŏk Khmêr [srok kʰmae], literally "Land of the Khmers" or "Khmer’s Land". srŏk is a Mon-Khmer word roughly equal to the Sanskritic Prâtés , but less formal.
Khmer-language surnames (6 P) Pages in category "Khmer-language names" The following 178 pages are in this category, out of 178 total.
Chantrea is a beautiful Cambodian name with a meaning of “moonlight.” ... This cute, one-syllable moniker is a unisex name of Cambodian origin that means “moon” in the Khmer language.
According to one Khmer legend attributed by George Coedes to a tenth century inscription, the Khmers arose from the union of the Brahmana Kambu Swayambhuva and the apsara ("celestial nymph") Mera. Their marriage is said to have given rise to the name Khmer and founded the Varman dynasty of ancient Cambodia. [32]
Khmer Krom, or Southern Khmer, is the first language of the Khmer of Vietnam, while the Khmer living in the remote Cardamom Mountains speak a very conservative dialect that still displays features of the Middle Khmer language. Khmer is primarily an analytic, isolating language. There are no inflections, conjugations or case endings.
Meas (Khmer: មាស) is a Khmer name meaning "gold". It can be used as a given name or a surname. Notable people with the name include: Surname. Meas Samon ...
Ung is a Latin-alphabet spelling of two Cambodian surnames, given below in Geographic Department romanization: . Oeng (Khmer: អ៊ឹង; Khmer pronunciation:), which can be found among Chinese Cambodians as a Khmer-alphabet transcription of the Amoy Hokkien pronunciation of the Chinese surname Huáng (Chinese: 黃).