Kamboja

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An ancient Iranian region, located originally in Central Asia.
noun
  1. A member of an Iranian people from this region.

Pronunciation

/kɑmˈboʊ.d͡ʒə/ /kɒmˈbəʊ.d͡ʒə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sapaa-Kamboja.wav

Word forms

Kamboja Kambojas

Etymology

From Sanskrit कम्बोज~काम्बोज (kamboja~kāmboja), but unclear. The word is supposed by some scholars to be related to Kambujiya, although "there are also scholars who denounce a connection between Kamboja and Kambujiya … and who defend another etymology". Compare Cambodia, Kampuchea, Kambuja, Kamboj and Kamboja.

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