Khmer script
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Khmer script is an abugida writing system used primarily for the Khmer language of Cambodia, characterized by its intricate consonant and vowel symbols derived from the ancient Brahmi script.
Aliases (2)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brahmic script
→
abugida → writing system → |
| alsoUsedFor |
Cham language (historically)
→
Pali → Sanskrit → |
| associatedReligion |
Buddhism
→
Hinduism (historically) → |
| countryOfOrigin |
Cambodia
→
|
| derivedFrom |
Brahmi script
→
Pallava script → |
| hasCaseDistinction |
no
→
|
| hasCharacterCount |
over 70 letters including consonants and vowels
→
|
| hasConsonantSeries |
series A
→
series B → |
| hasFeature |
consonant clusters
→
dependent vowel signs → diacritic marks → distinct numerals → independent vowel letters → inherent vowel in consonant letters → ligatures → subscript consonants → |
| hasNativeName |
អក្សរខ្មែរ
→
|
| hasNumeralSystem |
Khmer numerals
→
|
| hasPunctuation |
yes
→
|
| hasUnicodeBlock |
Khmer
→
Khmer Symbols → |
| influenced |
Lao script
→
Old Thai script → Thai script → |
| ISO15924Code |
Khmr
→
|
| primaryLanguage |
Khmer language
→
|
| region |
Southeast Asia
→
|
| scriptFamily |
Indic scripts
→
South Brahmic scripts → |
| timeDepth |
at least from the 7th century CE
→
|
| UnicodeVersionIntroduced |
Unicode 3.0
→
|
| usedFor |
administrative documents
→
modern print and digital communication → religious texts → royal inscriptions → writing the Khmer language → |
| usedIn |
Cambodia
→
Thailand → Vietnam → |
| writingDirection |
left-to-right
→
|
| writingSystemType |
alphasyllabary
→
|
Referenced by (14)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Austroasiatic
("Khmer script (for Khmer)")
→
Cambodia → Khmer → Khmer Empire → Pali → |
writingSystem |
|
Brahmic scripts
→
Pallava script ("Old Khmer script") → Pallava script → |
influenced |
|
Lao script
→
|
derivedFrom |
|
Brahmi script
→
|
hasDescendant |
|
Lao
("Old Khmer script")
→
|
scriptAncestor |
|
Thai language
("Old Khmer script")
→
|
scriptDerivedFrom |
|
Cambodian riel
→
|
scriptOfSymbol |
|
piastre of French Indochina
→
|
scriptOnCurrency |