Editing Khmer language (section)

==Numerals==
{{Main|Khmer numerals}}
Counting in Khmer is based on a [[biquinary]] system: the numbers from 6 to 9 have the form "five one", "five two", etc. The words for multiples of ten from 30 to 90 are not related to the basic Khmer numbers, but are Chinese in origin, and probably came to Khmer via Thai. [[Khmer numerals]], which were inherited directly from Indian numerals, are used more widely than [[Western numerals]], which like Khmer numerals were inherited from Indian, but first passed through the Arabic numerals before reaching the west.

The principal number words are listed in the following table, which gives Western and Khmer digits, Khmer spelling and IPA transcription.<ref name="cc" />

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Value
! [[Khmer script|Khmer]]
! Word form
! [[Help:IPA/Khmer|IPA]]
! [[Romanization of Khmer#UNGEGN|UNGEGN]]
! Value
! [[Khmer script|Khmer]]
! Word form
! [[Help:IPA/Khmer|IPA]]
! [[Romanization of Khmer#UNGEGN|UNGEGN]]
|-
| 0
| {{lang|km|០}}
| {{lang|km|សូន្យ}}
| {{IPA|/soːn/}}
| {{transliteration|km|sony}}
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| 1
| {{lang|km|១}}
| {{lang|km|មួយ}}
| {{IPA|/muəj/}}
| {{transliteration|km|muŏy}}
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
|-
| 2
| {{lang|km|២}}
| {{lang|km|ពីរ}}
| {{IPA|/piː/}}
| {{transliteration|km|pir}}
| 20
| {{lang|km|២០}}
| {{lang|km|ម្ភៃ}}
| {{IPA|/mpʰɨj/}}, {{IPA|/məˈpʰɨj/}}
| {{transliteration|km|mphey}}
|-
| 3
| {{lang|km|៣}}
| {{lang|km|បី}}
| {{IPA|/ɓəj/}}
| {{transliteration|km|bei}}
| 30
| {{lang|km|៣០}}
| {{lang|km|សាមសិប}}
| {{IPA|/saːmsəp/}}
| {{transliteration|km|samsĕb}}
|-
| 4
| {{lang|km|៤}}
| {{lang|km|បួន}}
| {{IPA|/ɓuən/}}
| {{transliteration|km|buŏn}}
| 40
| {{lang|km|៤០}}
| {{lang|km|សែសិប}}
| {{IPA|/saesəp/}}
| {{transliteration|km|sêsĕb}}
|-
| 5
| {{lang|km|៥}}
| {{lang|km|ប្រាំ}}
| {{IPA|/pram/}}
| {{transliteration|km|brăm}}
| 50
| {{lang|km|៥០}}
| {{lang|km|ហាសិប}}
| {{IPA|/haːsəp/}}
| {{transliteration|km|hasĕb}}
|-
| 6
| {{lang|km|៦}}
| {{lang|km|ប្រាំមួយ}}
| {{IPA|/prammuəj/}}
| {{transliteration|km|brămmuŏy}}
| 60
| {{lang|km|៦០}}
| {{lang|km|ហុកសិប}}
| {{IPA|/hoksəp/}}
| {{transliteration|km|hŏksĕb}}
|-
| 7
| {{lang|km|៧}}
| {{lang|km|ប្រាំពីរ}}
| {{IPA|/prampiː/}}, {{IPA|/prampɨl/}}
| {{transliteration|km|brămpir}}
| 70
| {{lang|km|៧០}}
| {{lang|km|ចិតសិប}}
| {{IPA|/cətsəp/}}
| {{transliteration|km|chĕtsĕb}}
|-
| 8
| {{lang|km|៨}}
| {{lang|km|ប្រាំបី}}
| {{IPA|/pramɓəj/}}
| {{transliteration|km|brămbei}}
| 80
| {{lang|km|៨០}}
| {{lang|km|ប៉ែតសិប}}
| {{IPA|/paetsəp/}}
| {{transliteration|km|pêtsĕb}}
|-
| 9
| {{lang|km|៩}}
| {{lang|km|ប្រាំបួន}}
| {{IPA|/pramɓuən/}}
| {{transliteration|km|brămbuŏn}}
| 90
| {{lang|km|៩០}}
| {{lang|km|កៅសិប}}
| {{IPA|/kawsəp/}}
| {{transliteration|km|kausĕb}}
|-
| 10
| {{lang|km|១០}}
| {{lang|km|ដប់}}
| {{IPA|/ɗɑp/}}
| {{transliteration|km|dáb}}
| 100
| {{lang|km|១០០}}
| {{lang|km|មួយរយ}}
| {{IPA|/muəjrɔːj/}}
| {{transliteration|km|muŏyrôy}}
|}

Intermediate numbers are formed by compounding the above elements. Powers of ten are denoted by loan words: {{lang|km|រយ}} {{transliteration|km|rôy}} {{IPA|/rɔːj/}} (100), {{lang|km|ពាន់}} {{transliteration|km|poăn}} {{IPA|/pŏən/}} (1,000), {{lang|km|ម៉ឺន}} {{transliteration|km|mœn}} {{IPA|/məːn/}} (10,000), {{lang|km|សែន}} {{transliteration|km|sên}} {{IPA|/saen/}} (100,000) and {{lang|km|លាន}} {{transliteration|km|léan}} {{IPA|/liən/}} (1,000,000) from Thai and {{lang|km|កោដិ}} {{transliteration|km|kaôdĕ}} {{IPA|/kaot/}} (10,000,000) from Sanskrit.<ref name=JacobNotes>{{cite journal|last1=Jacob|first1=Judith M|title=Notes on the numerals and numeral coefficients on Old, Middle, and Modern Khmer|journal=Lingua|date=1965|volume=15|page=144|doi=10.1016/0024-3841(65)90011-2}}</ref>

[[Ordinal number]]s are formed by placing the particle {{lang|km|ទី}} {{transliteration|km|ti}} {{IPA|/tiː/}} before the corresponding cardinal number.<ref name=KhDict />