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The numbers from 6 to 9 may be constructed by adding any number between 1 and 4 to the base number 5 (ប្រាំ), so that 7 is literally constructed as 5 plus 2. Beyond that, Khmer uses a decimal base, so that 14 is constructed as 10 plus 4, rather than 2 times 5 plus 4; and 16 is constructed as 10+5+1.
In 493 AD, Victorius of Aquitaine wrote a 98-column multiplication table which gave (in Roman numerals) the product of every number from 2 to 50 times and the rows were "a list of numbers starting with one thousand, descending by hundreds to one hundred, then descending by tens to ten, then by ones to one, and then the fractions down to 1/144." [6]
Several units were used to measure length. One muoi (or mot thuoc) was equal to 1 metre. [3] Some other units are given below:. [3] 1 phyeam = 2 muoi = 2 m 1 sen = 20 phyeam = 40 muoi = 40 m 1 yoch = 400 sen = 16,000 muoi = 16 km
Khmer Symbols is a Unicode block containing lunar date symbols, used in the writing system of the Khmer (Cambodian) language. For further details see Khmer alphabet – Unicode . Khmer Symbols [1]
Khmer, Lan Xang, Sukhothai Kengtung, Sipsong Panna Chiang Mai Caitra 5 6 7 Vaisakha 6 7 8 Jyestha 7 8 9 Ashadha 8 9 10 Sravana 9 10 11 Bhadrapada 10 11 12 Asvina 11 12 1: Karttika 12 1: 2 Margasirsha 1: 2 3 Pausha 2 3 4 Magha 3 4 5 Phalguna 4 5 6
Cambodian stance regarding Khmer code table in Unicode 3.2, 2002-05-14: N2459R: Revised Cambodian stance regarding Khmer code table in Unicode, 2002-05-20: L2/02-166R2: Moore, Lisa (2002-08-09), "Consensus 91-C5", UTC #91 Minutes, Leave the ROBAT as it is in the standard today (do not deprecate) and document its use appropriately. L2/02-070
However, the words for multiples of ten from 30 to 90 are not related to the basic Khmer numbers but are probably borrowed from Thai. The Khmer script has its own versions of the Arabic numerals. The principal number words are listed in the following table, which gives Western and Khmer digits, Khmer spelling and IPA transcription: [1]
Khmer inscriptions are the only local written sources for the study of ancient Khmer civilization. [1] More than 1,200 Khmer inscriptions of varying length have been collected. [2] There was an 'explosion' of Khmer epigraphy from the seventh century, with the earliest recorded Khmer stone inscription dating from 612 AD at Angkor Borei. [3]