Kambuja

English

Etymology

Possibly related to Kamboja. Folk etymologies relate the name of the people to a figure called Kambu. See Kamboja (name) for details. (Compare also Kamboj.)

Proper noun

Kambuja

1. An ancient Indian or Indianised kingdom in Southeast Asia, a predecessor of Cambodia.

Noun

Kambuja (plural Kambujas)

1. An inhabitant of this kingdom; a member of the people that inhabited this kingdom.

See also

• Kamboja