2017 Inventory of Khmer Inscriptions
With 1,360 entries, this inventory of Khmer inscriptions will be soon updated, reaching 1,562 'K." numbers
Publications Publications A Cambodian Vocabulary by Henri Mouhot
An appendix to his Travels shows the famous explorer's interest in Khmer language.
Books A Dictionary of Pre-Angkorian Khmer
The magnus opus of philologist and Old Khmer specialist Philip Jenner.
Publications A Possible Early Thai Route to the Sea
The south- and east-bound Thai expansion considered by a renowned linguist.
Publications Brapamsukulanisamsam and Symbolic Clothing
The Brapamsukulānisamsam invocation, in Pali and translation, sacred part of Southeast Asia funerary rites.
Books Chamic and Beyond: studies in mainland Austronesian languages
How linguistics can help refine our perspective on Champa and other ancient Kingdoms of Southeast Asia.
Links Chuon Nath's Khmer Dictionary
Samdech Porthinhean Chuon Nath's Khmer Dictionary, a reference for Khmer linguists and researchers.
Links Corpus of Khmer Inscriptions Online /SEAlang
More than half of the some 1,200 Khmer inscriptions retrieved and deciphered are searchable online and indexed by location, date, idiom.
Publications Des mots khmers désignant les 'documents écrits' | Khmer Terminology for Written Documents
From stone inscriptions to actual books on paper, the terminology of written words and their support
Books Description du Royaume Thai ou Siam
An early account of Angkor and pre-colonial Cambodial included in this compendium on the Siamese Kingdom in the 1830s-1850s.
Books Early Indo-Cambodian Contacts (Literary and Linguistic)
A textual and linguistical revisitation of pre-Angkorean and Angkorean inscriptions by a renowned Indian researcher.
Books From Ancient Cham to Modern Dialects: Two Thousand Years of Language Contact and Change
The fascinating interaction between Mon-Khmer and Austronesian languages or dialects through the ages.
Publications Glossary for Angkor Lovers and Researchers
From 'acharya' to 'yuga', we collect and explain the many archeological, historical, architectural, cultural and religious terms related to Angkorean...
Books Journal of an Embassy to the Courts of Siam and Cochin-China
A lively description of mainland Southeast Asia in the 1820s.
Books Kambuja-desa, or An Ancient Hindu Colony in Cambodia
An India-centered approach of Cambodia, Champa and the "Indian colonization" of Southeast Asia".
Publications Khmer Cuisine Vocabulary
How Khmer culture set apart Sanskrit and Indian-influenced terms for cooking techniques and preparations mostly for rituals and religion-related foods.
Links Khmerologie
Khmer proverbs and sayings commented by a linguist with a good sense of humor, notations on Cambodian customs and mores...
Links KOD (Khmer Online Dictionary)
KOD has three types of Khmer dictionary (Khmer-Khmer, Khmer-English, and English-Khmer), witha full text search capability.
Publications L’intérêt linguistique des transcriptions chinoises concernant le Cambodge ancien (Fou-nan et Tchen-la) [Linguistic Interest of Chinese Transcriptions Related to Ancient Cambodia]
Novel insights on Funan and Chenla as reflected in Chinese chronicles, by a renowned linguist.
Publications La toponymie khmère / Khmer Toponymy
How we can understand (or not) the names of ancient Khmer temples, settlements and landmarks in their modern forms.
Links Lan Sunnary's Audio Archives | Archives Sonores Lan Sunnary
Audio collection of lectures given by eminent researchers in Khmer Studies
Publications Le Cambodge
Seminal essay on Cambodia, the land, its people and its history. Then director of the Ecole Coloniale, Etienne Aymonier was...Links Lexilogos Khmer-ENG and Khmer-FR
A useful online tool for linguistical research
Links Lexique Khmer (Khmer Lexicon FR)
An online project for the study of Khmer morphology and pronunciation, as well as a translation tool from French into...
Publications Music and Dance in Ancient Cambodia as Evidenced by Old Khmer Epigraphy
Author(s): Saveros Pou Source:
Links Pearic Language in the Cardamom Mountains
Audio collection of studies of Pear, Chong, Samre, Brao and Tampuan languages developed by Marie Alexandrine Martin in the 1960s...
Publications Quelques hypotheses sur l'étymologie du terme 'Khmer' | Etymological Speculations on the 'Khmer" Word
Where did the term 'Khmer' come from? An innovative and stimulating study.
Themes Research Tools
Books Selected Papers on Khmerology / Choix d'articles de khmérologie
Linguist and ethnologist Saveros Pou has extensively written on Khmer culture, language and traditions. This compilation by Reyum Publishing (Phnom...Links Siddham, The Asia Inscriptions Database
A great online resource for inscriptions in the languages of south, central and south-east Asia
Books The Angkorian Records
Poetry, mysticism and eschatology in the Khmer inscriptions of the Angkorean period, in this inspired essay written by an Indian...
Publications The Major Role of the Mons in Southeast Asia
Mon and Mon-Khmer tribes came from the North, not from the South: new insights on an old controversy among linguists...
Images Visions of Angkor by...Marie-Joseph Guesdon
Linguist and geographer, Deacon Guesdon was also an amateur photographer who captured daily life scenes of Cambodia in the years...
Books Vocabulaire francais-cambodgien et cambodgien francais | French-Khmer Vocabulary
A bilingual manual of conversation which is also an interesting snapshot of the first years of the French Protectorate in...