Mon-Khmer

Mon-Khmer |ˌmōn kəˈme (ə )r, kme (ə )r ˌmoʊn kəˈmɛr | ▶noun a family of languages spoken throughout Southeast Asia, of which the most important are Mon and Khmer. They are distantly related to Munda, with which they form the Austro-Asiatic phylum. ▶adjective relating to or denoting this group of languages.

Mon-Khmer

Mon-Khmer |ˈmɔːnˌkmɛː | ▶adjective relating to or denoting a family of languages spoken throughout SE Asia, of which the most important are Mon and Khmer. They are distantly related to Munda, with which they form the Austro-Asiatic phylum or superfamily. ▶noun [ mass noun ] the Mon-Khmer group of languages. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Mon + Khmer .