Khmer

Brahmic script based on a abugida for the Khmer language spoken in Cambodia
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Khmer

Summary

Khmer is an abugida[1]. Khmer has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Khmer is in the country of Cambodia[3].
  • Khmer's instance of is recorded as abugida[4].
  • Khmer's instance of is recorded as natural writing system[5].
  • Khmer's instance of is recorded as unicase alphabet[6].
  • Khmer's based on is recorded as Pallava[7].
  • Khmer's Commons category is recorded as Khmer script[8].
  • Khmer's language of work or name is recorded as Khmer[9].
  • Khmer's language of work or name is recorded as Tamil[10].
  • Khmer's language of work or name is recorded as Sanskrit[11].
  • Khmer's language of work or name is recorded as Jarai[12].
  • Khmer's language of work or name is recorded as Pali[13].
  • 611 marks the founding of Khmer[14].
  • Khmer's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Khmer script[15].
  • Khmer's script directionality is recorded as left-to-right[16].
  • Khmer's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Khmer'}[17].
  • Khmer's name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'khmer'}[18].
  • Khmer's has part is recorded as Khmer letter[19].
  • Khmer's Unicode range is recorded as U+1780-17FF[20].
  • Khmer's Unicode range is recorded as U+19E0-19FF[21].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include abugida[4], natural writing system[5], and unicase alphabet[6].

Origins

611 marks the founding of Khmer[14].

Why It Matters

Khmer has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Khmer is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Verdy p · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country Cambodia
    Based on Pallava
    Language of work or name Khmer, Tamil, Sanskrit +2
    Instance of
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P2561]]: khmer"
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