patois
/ˈpætwɑː/ភាសាតំបន់
- noun ភាសាតំបន់, គ្រាមភាសាthe dialect of the common people of a region, differing in various respects from the standard languageភាសានិយាយរបស់អ្នកស្រុកក្នុងតំបន់មួយ ដែលខុសពីភាសាផ្លូវការThe villagers spoke in a local patois that was hard for outsiders to understand.
អ្នកភូមិបាននិយាយភាសាតំបន់ ដែលអ្នកក្រៅពិបាកនឹងយល់។
Synonyms: dialect, vernacular, jargon, slang
Antonyms: standard language
Forms: patois
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Source: ToolOrca English–Khmer dictionary.