English
Khmer Rouge
Khmer Rouge comes from French Khmer rouge ‘red Khmer’.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentKhmer rouge‘red Khmer’
- EnglishtodayKhmer Rouge
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Frenchc. 1600–presentKhmer rouge‘red Khmer’
- EnglishtodayKhmer Rouge
A compound of Khmer ‘Khmer’ + rouge ‘red’
Latin rubeus
Old French roge ‘red’
Middle French rouge ‘red’
French rouge ‘red’
Every English word from French Khmer rouge
Today it means
name A Cambodian communist guerrilla force active from the 1970s to the 1990s under the leadership of Pol Pot.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French Khmer rouge / Khmer Rouge