Khmer Submitted Place Names

Khmer names are used in the country of Cambodia in southeastern Asia.
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Abkhahsaei អាបខាហ្សី (Political Subdivision) Khmer
Khmer form of Abkhazia.
Afrik អាហ្វ្រិក (Region) Khmer, Veps
Khmer and Veps form of Africa.
Afrik អាហ្វ្រិក (Region) Haitian Creole, Khmer, Mongolian, Veps
Form of Africa used in several languages.
Albani អាល់បានី (Country) Khmer
Khmer form of Albania via the French form Albanie.
Ameini អាមេនី (Country) Khmer
Khmer form of Armenia via the French form Arménie.
Angdoura អង់ដូរ៉ា (Country) Khmer
Khmer form of Andorra.
Arabi Saoudit អារ៉ាប៊ីសាអូឌីត (Country) Khmer
Khmer form of Saudi Arabia.
Azi អាស៊ី (Region) Buryat, Chechen, Chuvash, Haitian Creole, Khmer, Mari, Mongolian, Ossetian
Form of Asia used in various languages.
Baelzik បែលហ្ស៊ិក (Country) Khmer
Khmer form of Belgium via the French form Belgique.
Bangkak បាងកក (Settlement) Khmer
Khmer form of Bangkok.
Banteay Meanchey បន្ទាយ្មានជ័យ្ (Political Subdivision) Khmer
From Khmer បន្ទាយ្ (banteay) meaning “fortress” and from Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning “victory”.
Banteay Meanchey បន្ទាយមានជ័យ (Political Subdivision) Khmer
Means "fortress of victory" in Khmer, from បន្ទាយ (banteay) meaning "fort, fortress", មាន (mean) meaning "have, possess, own" and ជ័យ (chay) meaning "victory"... [more]
Batdambang បាត់ដំបង (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer បាត់ដំបង (see Battambang).
Battambang បាត់ដំបង្ (Political Subdivision) Khmer
Means “loss of stick”, referring to the local legend, Preah Bat Dambang Kranhoung.
Battambang បាត់ដំបង (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Khmer
Means "lost stick" in Khmer, from បាត់ (bat) meaning "lost, gone, missing" and ដំបង (dambang) meaning "stick, staff", named in reference to a local legend of a king who lost a stick in the area... [more]
Ben ប៊ែន (Settlement & Political Subdivision) Khmer
Khmer form of Bern.
Bulgeari ប៊ុលហ្ការី (Country) Khmer
Khmer form of Bulgaria via the French form Bulgarie.
Chaek ឆែក (Country) Khmer
Derived from French Tchèque meaning "Czech". This is the Khmer name for the Czech Republic.
Chakata ចាកាតា (Settlement) Khmer, Thai
Khmer and Thai form of Jakarta.
Champa ចាម្ប៉ា (Country) Cham, Khmer, Lao, English
From Vietnamese Chăm Pa ultimately derived from Sanskrit चम्पक (champaka) referring to a type of flowering tree (genus Magnolia). This is the name of a collection of ancient kingdoms that existed between the 2nd and 17th centuries in what is now central and southern Vietnam.
Chen ចិន (Country) Khmer
Khmer form of China.
Chvea ជ្វា (Political Subdivision & Island) Khmer
Khmer form of Java.
Daneamak ដាណឺម៉ាក (Country) Khmer
Khmer form of Denmark.
Fanglang ហ្វាំងឡង់ (Country) Khmer
Khmer form of Finland via the French form Finlande.
Hanouy ហាណូយ (Settlement) Khmer
Khmer form of Hanoi.
Hongkong ហុងកុង (Island, Settlement & Political Subdivision) Afrikaans, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Khmer, Korean, Lao, Macedonian, Norwegian, Polish, Slovak, Slovene, Swedish, Thai
Form of Hong Kong used in various languages.
Hongkri ហុងគ្រី (Country) Khmer
Khmer form of Hungary via the French form Hongrie.
Islang អ៊ីស្លង់ (Country) Khmer
Khmer form of Iceland via the French form Islande.
Kameirun កាមេរូន (Country) Khmer
Khmer form of Cameroon.
Kampong Cham កំពង់ចាម្ (Political Subdivision) Khmer
Means “port of the chams” in Khmer.
Kampong Cham កំពង់ចាម (Political Subdivision) Khmer
Means "port of the Chams" in Khmer, from កំពង់ (kampong) meaning "port, landing" and ចាម (cham) referring to the Cham people. This is the name of a province of Cambodia.
Kampong Chhnang កំពង់ឆ្នាំង្ (Political Subdivision) Khmer
Means “port of pottery” in Khmer.
Kampong Chhnang កំពង់ឆ្នាំង (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Khmer
Means "port of pottery" in Khmer, from កំពង់ (kampong) meaning "port, landing" and ឆ្នាំង (chhnang) meaning "pot". This is the name of a province of and city in Cambodia.
Kampong Speu កំពង់ស្ពឺ (Political Subdivision) Khmer
Means “port of starfruit” in Khmer.
Kampong Speu កំពង់ស្ពឺ (Political Subdivision) Khmer
Means "port of starfruit" in Khmer, from កំពង់ (kampong) meaning "port, landing" and ស្ពឺ (speu) meaning "starfruit". This is the name of a province of Cambodia.
Kampong Thom កំពង់ធំ (Political Subdivision) Khmer
Means “great port” in Khmer.
Kampong Thom កំពង់ធំ (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Khmer
Means "great port" in Khmer, from កំពង់ (kampong) meaning "port, landing" and ធំ (thom) meaning "big, large, great". This is the name of a province of and city in Cambodia.
Kampot កំពត្ (Political Subdivision) Khmer
Kampot កំពត (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Khmer
The name of a province of and city in Cambodia, meaning uncertain.
Kampuchea កម្ពុជា (Country) Khmer, English (Archaic)
Khmer form of Cambodia as well as an archaic English variant.
Kandal កណ្តាល្ (Political Subdivision) Khmer
Kandal កណ្ដាល (Political Subdivision) Khmer
Means "middle, center" in Khmer. This is the name of a province of Cambodia.
Kaoh Kong កោះកុង (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer កោះកុង (see Koh Kong).
Kata កាតា (Country) Burmese, Khmer, Lao, Thai
Burmese, Khmer, Lao and Thai form of Qatar.
Kazaksthan កាហ្សាក់ស្ថាន (Country) Khmer
Khmer form of Kazakhstan.
Kep កែប្ (Political Subdivision) Khmer
Means “saddle” in Khmer.
Koh Kong កោះកុង្ (Political Subdivision) Khmer
Koh Kong កោះកុង (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Khmer
Possibly means "crooked island" from Khmer កោះ (kaoh) meaning "island" and កុង (kong) meaning "curved, crooked, bent". This is the name of a province of Cambodia as well as another name for the city of Khemarak Phoumin.
Koulombi កូឡុំប៊ី (Country) Khmer
Khmer form of Colombia via French Colombie.
Koure កូរ៉េ (Country) Khmer
Khmer form of Korea via the French form Corée.
Kousouvou កូសូវ៉ូ (Country) Khmer
Khmer form of Kosovo.
Koustarika កូស្តារីកា (Country) Khmer
Khmer form of Costa Rica.
Kracheh ក្រចេះ (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Khmer
Original Khmer form of Kratié.
Kratié ក្រចេះ (Political Subdivision) Khmer
Kratié ក្រចេះ (Political Subdivision) Khmer (Gallicized)
Meaning uncertain, possibly from a corruption of the French name Gatille, either a surname or the name of a post in colonial times. Alternately it may come from Khmer ក្រចេះ (kracheh) referring to a type of tree with aromatic wood (genus Naringi) or from a word meaning "buffalo"... [more]
Kreak ក្រិក (Country) Khmer
Khmer form of Greece.
Libang លីបង់ (Country) Khmer
Khmer form of Lebanon via the French form Liban.
Libang លីបង់ (Country) Khmer, Lao
Khmer and Lao form of Lebanon via the French form Liban.
Long ឡុងដ៍ (Settlement) Khmer
Khmer form of London via the French form Londres.
Malesi ម៉ាឡេស៊ី (Country) Khmer
Khmer form of Malaysia.
Mondolkiri មណ្ឌលគិរី (Political Subdivision) Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer មណ្ឌលគិរី (see Mondulkiri).
Mondulkiri មណ្ឌល្គិរី (Political Subdivision) Khmer
Means “center of mountains” in Khmer.
Mondulkiri មណ្ឌលគិរី (Political Subdivision) Khmer
Means "center of mountains" from Khmer មណ្ឌល (mondol) meaning "center, circle" and គិរី (kiri) meaning "mountain, hill". This is the name of a province of Cambodia.
Mounakou ម៉ូណាកូ (Country) Khmer
Khmer form of Monaco.
Oddar Meanchey ឧត្ដរ្មានជ័យ្ (Political Subdivision) Khmer
From Sanskrit उत्तर (uttara) meaning “north” and from Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning “victory”.
Oddar Meanchey ឧត្តរមានជ័យ (Political Subdivision) Khmer
Means "victorious north" from Khmer ឧត្តរ (otda) meaning "north", មាន (mean) meaning "have, possess, own" and ជ័យ (chey) meaning "victory". This is the name of a province of Cambodia.
Ouseani អូសេអានី (Region) Khmer
Khmer form of Oceania.
Pailin ប៉ៃលិន្ (Political Subdivision) Khmer
Pekang ប៉េកាំង (Settlement) Khmer
Khmer form of Beijing via the French form Pékin.
Phnum Pin ភ្នំពេញ (Settlement) Khmer
Khmer form of Phnom Penh.
Preah Sihanouk ព្រះសីហនុ (Political Subdivision) Khmer
Means “province of the holy Sihanouk (former king)” in Khmer.
Preah Sihanouk ព្រះសីហនុ (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Khmer
Named in honour of Cambodian king Norodom Sihanouk (1922-2012), who reigned from 1941-1955 and again from 1993-2004. This is the Khmer name of the province and city of Sihanoukville.
Preah Vihear ព្រះវិហារ្ (Political Subdivision) Khmer
Means “sacred sanctuary” in Khmer.
Preah Vihear ព្រះវិហារ (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Khmer
From the name of an ancient temple itself meaning "temple, sanctuary", derived from Khmer ព្រះ (preah) meaning "god, lord" and វិហារ (vihear) meaning "temple, monastery"... [more]
Prey Veng ព្រៃវែង្ (Political Subdivision) Khmer
Means “long forest” in Khmer.
Prey Veng ព្រៃវែង (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Khmer
Means "long forest" from Khmer ព្រៃ (prey) meaning "jungle, forest, woods" and វែង (veng) meaning "long". This is the name of a province of, as well as a town in, Cambodia.
Pursat ពោធិ៍សាត់ (Political Subdivision) Khmer
Means “drifting awakened” in Khmer.
Pursat ពោធិ៍សាត់ (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Khmer
Means "floating banyan" from Khmer ពោធិ៍ (po) meaning "banyan tree" and សាត់ (sat) meaning "to float". This is the name of a province of, as well as a town in, Cambodia.
Pyoungyeang ព្យុងយ៉ាង (Settlement) Khmer
Khmer form of Pyongyang.
Ratanakiri រតនគិរី (Political Subdivision) Khmer
Means "mountain of gems" from Khmer រតន (rotan) meaning "gem, jewel, crystal" and គិរី (kiri) meaning "mountain". This is the name of a province of Cambodia.
Ratanak Kiri រតនគិរី (Political Subdivision) Khmer
Rumani រូម៉ានី (Country) Khmer
Khmer form of Romania via the French form Roumanie.
Sana យេម៉ែន (Settlement) Albanian, Amharic, Belarusian, Bengali, Chinese, Croatian, Georgian, Hindi, Icelandic, Japanese, Kazakh, Khmer, Korean, Kyrgyz, Lao, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovene, Thai, Turkmen, Ukrainian
Form of Sanaa used in numerous languages. It can also be an alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji サナア (see Sanā).
Siam សៀម (Country) English, Khmer
From Portuguese Sciam, which was derived from Thai สยาม (sayam) of contested origin. It may have come from Pali suvaṇṇabhūmi meaning "land of gold", from Sanskrit श्याम (shyama) meaning "dark, black, blue" or from Mon ရာမည (ramanya) meaning "stranger"... [more]
Siem Reap សៀមរាប (Settlement) Khmer, English
Means "submission of Siam", from Khmer សៀម (Siem) referring to Siam (or Thailand) and រាប (reap) meaning "submissive, obedient, tame"... [more]
Siem Riep សៀម្រាប្ (Political Subdivision) Khmer
Means “Siam defeated” in Khmer.
Sip ស៊ីប (Country) Khmer
Khmer form of Cyprus via the French form Chypre.
Sitni ស៊ីដនី (Settlement) Khmer, Thai
Khmer and Thai form of Sydney.
Sorin សុរិន្ទ (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Khmer
Khmer form of Surin.
Stung Treng ស្ទឹងត្រែង (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Khmer
Means "river of reeds" from Khmer ស្ទឹង (stung) meaning "stream, small river" and ត្រែង (traeng) meaning "reed". This is the name of a province of, as well as a city in, Cambodia.
Stung Treng ស្ទឹង្ត្រែង្ (Political Subdivision) Khmer
Means “river of reeds” in Khmer.
Suyaet ស៊ុយអែត (Country) Khmer
Khmer form of Sweden via the French form Suède.
Svay Rieng ស្វាយ្រៀង្ (Political Subdivision) Khmer
Svay Rieng ស្វាយរៀង (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Khmer
Possibly from Khmer ស្វាយ (svay) meaning "mango" and រៀង (rieng) meaning "arrange, line up" or "sequential, consecutive, in order". This is the name of a province of, as well as a town in, Cambodia.
Takaew តាកែវ (Political Subdivision) Khmer
Khmer form of Takéo.
Takéo តាកែវ (Political Subdivision) Khmer
Means “crystal grandfather” in Khmer.
Talin តាលីន (Settlement) Arabic, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Chinese, Greek, Hebrew, Khmer, Macedonian, Persian, Serbian, Slovene, Urdu
Form of Tallinn used in numerous languages.
Tboung Khmum ត្បូង្ឃ្មុំ (Political Subdivision) Khmer
Means “amber” in Khmer.
Tboung Khmum ត្បូងឃ្មុំ (Political Subdivision) Khmer
Means "amber" in Khmer. This is the name of a province of Cambodia.
Teherang តេហេរ៉ង់ (Settlement) Khmer
Khmer form of Tehran.
Trach ត្រាច (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Khmer
Khmer form of Trat.