Originally posted by brtecson
khmer is their way of saying it. cambodia came from the french term "cambodge" which was coined because the frence couldn't pronounce kampuchea. Most people around the world know the country as cambodia or cambodge, but khmers know it as kampuchea and label themselves as khmer.:thumbup:
thank you very much. i was talking to my gf, and saying that you just decribed what khmer is to me. and i said it just like it's spelled...and she was like damn...you sound so white! haha. i was like doh! So now I even know how to say it. lol