Mon-Khmer

American

[mohn-kmair, -kuh-mair] / ˈmoʊnˈkmɛər, -kəˈmɛər /

noun

a group of Austroasiatic languages that includes Mon, of Myanmar (Burma), and Khmer, the language of Cambodia.

adjective

of or relating to the Mon-Khmer.

Mon-Khmer British

noun

a family of languages spoken chiefly in Cambodia, Myanmar, and Assam; probably a member of the Austro-Asiatic phylum

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adjective

of or belonging to this family of languages

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