Cambodia
English
[kæmˈboʊdi.ə]
proper noun
Definitions
- (country in Southeast Asia). Former name: Kampuchea.
Etymology
Derived from French Cambodge derived from Portuguese Camboja (Cambodia) derived from Central Khmer កម្ពុជា derived from Sanskrit काम्बोज (a tribe mentioned in Hindu scripture, w, Kambu Swayambhuva, Cambodia).
Origin
Sanskrit
काम्बोज
Gloss
a tribe mentioned in Hindu scripture, w, Kambu Swayambhuva, Cambodia
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Cambodian English
- Cambodianness English
- Kampuchea English
- Cambodge French
- Kampuchéa French
- cambodgien French
- Camboja Portuguese
- cambojano Portuguese
- かぼちゃ Japanese
- カンプチア Japanese
- カンボジア Japanese
- カンボジア王国 Japanese
- काम्बोज Sanskrit
- Cambóid Irish
- กัมพูชา Thai
- కంబోడియా Telugu
- Kambodja Faroese
- Cambodge Norman
- Cam Bốt Vietnamese
- Cam-pu-chia Vietnamese
- ကမ္ဘောဒီးယား Burmese
- קמבודיה Hebrew (modern)
- kamboja Pali
- Kambodža Slovak
- Kambuja Central Khmer
- កម្ពុជា Central Khmer
- kambuja Old Khmer
- kambuja Middle Khmer