高棉

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (高棉)		高	棉

Etymology

Ultimately from Khmer ខ្មែរ (khmae), perhaps via Thai เขมร (kà-měen, “Khmer”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Gāomián

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄠㄇㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ min⁴
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): Ko-biân

(Teochew, Peng'im): gao¹ miang⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Gāomián
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄠㄇㄧㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Gaomián
  - Wade–Giles: Kao¹-mien²
  - Yale: Gāu-myán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Gaumian
  - Palladius: Гаомянь (Gaomjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ mi̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gou¹ min⁴
  - Yale: gōu mìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ min⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ min⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ miːn²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ko-biân
  - Tâi-lô: Ko-biân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koi'bieen
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ biɛn²³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ko⁴⁴⁻³³ biɛn²⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gao¹ miang⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kau miâng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kau³³⁻²³ miaŋ⁵⁵/

Proper noun

高棉

(dated or regional) Cambodia (a country in Southeast Asia); Kampuchea; Khmer
紅色高棉／红色高棉 ― Hóngsè Gāomián ― Khmer Rouge

高棉語／高棉语 ― gāomiányǔ ― Khmer (language)

Synonyms

柬埔寨 (Jiǎnpǔzhài)

Derived terms

高棉人 (gāomiánrén)
高棉族 (gāomiánzú)
高棉語／高棉语 (gāomiányǔ)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (高棉):

→ Vietnamese: Cao Miên (高棉)

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