English Explanatory Dictionary

Kambuja

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An ancient Indian or Indianised kingdom in Southeast Asia, a predecessor of Cambodia.
noun
  1. An inhabitant of this kingdom; a member of the people that inhabited this kingdom.

Word forms

Kambuja Kambujas

Etymology

Possibly related to Kamboja. Folk etymologies originate it as Kambu-ja, meaning the "descendants of Kambu", a legendary figure. See Kamboja (name) for details. (Compare also Kamboj.)

Related words

Kamboja
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