"Khmu" meaning in English

See Khmu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kəˈmuː/
Etymology: Probably from Khmu [Term?] (“people”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|kjg|t=people}} Khmu [Term?] (“people”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Khmu (not comparable)
  1. Of or pertaining to the Khmu people or the Khmu language. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-Khmu-en-adj-5vh-Fn~c Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Burmese translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 44 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Burmese translations: 15 38 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 16 39 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 16 38 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Kemu, Khammu, Kmhmu

Proper name

IPA: /kəˈmuː/
Etymology: Probably from Khmu [Term?] (“people”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|kjg|t=people}} Khmu [Term?] (“people”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Khmu
  1. The Austroasiatic language spoken by the Khmu people. Categories (topical): Languages Derived forms: Khmuic Translations (language): khmu [masculine] (French), kammu [masculine] (French), ພາສາຂະມຸ (phā sā kha mu) (Lao), kammu (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Khmu-en-name-HnQVr0e8 Disambiguation of Languages: 25 62 13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Burmese translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 44 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Burmese translations: 15 38 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 16 39 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 16 38 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Kemu, Khammu, Kmhmu

Noun

IPA: /kəˈmuː/ Forms: Khmus [plural], Khmu [plural]
Etymology: Probably from Khmu [Term?] (“people”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|kjg|t=people}} Khmu [Term?] (“people”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|Khmu}} Khmu (plural Khmus or Khmu)
  1. A member of an ethnic group of Southeast Asia mainly living in northern Laos. Categories (topical): Ethnonyms Translations (people): ခမူ (hka.mu) (Burmese), 克木族 (Chinese Mandarin), Khmu [singular] (French), Kammu [singular] (French), ຂະມຸ (kha mu) (Lao), ขมุ (kà-mù) (Thai), Khơ Mú (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Khmu-en-noun-omEtyAqY Disambiguation of Ethnonyms: 15 33 53 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Burmese translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Lao translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 44 36 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 33 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 35 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 31 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Burmese translations: 15 38 46 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 16 29 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Lao translations: 13 30 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 14 33 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 16 39 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 16 37 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 16 38 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Kemu, Khammu, Kmhmu

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "2018 November 21, Norma Meyer, “Exploring Laos by boat”, in The San Diego Union-Tribune:",
          "text": "I’m lucky to visit the thatched-bamboo primary school of a Khmu village (Laos has around 50 ethnic groups) where pupils quietly study a blackboard displaying English words, such as “dust pan,” “CD player” and “rubbish bin.”",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Of or pertaining to the Khmu people or the Khmu language."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "people",
          "people"
        ],
        [
          "language",
          "language"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kəˈmuː/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Kemu"
    },
    {
      "word": "Khammu"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kmhmu"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Khmu"
  ],
  "word": "Khmu"
}

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