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Funan

Syllables: Fu·nan

Funan proper noun: an ancient pre-Angkor Indianized kingdom located around the Mekong Delta.

Proper noun

Funan

  1. (historical) An ancient pre-Angkor Indianized kingdom located around the Mekong Delta.
    • The Kingdom of Funan based in Vyadhapura was founded by a Brahmin named Kauṇḍinya. He married Somā, the woman ruler of Mekong River, and found the Funan government.2021 February 16, Atikah Z, 0:51 from the start, in The History of Funan, Angkor and Champa Government, Atikah Z, via YouTube, archived from the original on 19 Jul 2026

Funan meaning in Vietnamese

Funan in Vietnamese

Kingdom
Phù Nam

Origin of Funan

Borrowed from Mandarin 扶南 (Fúnán).

Questions about Funan

What does Funan mean?
Funan means an ancient pre-Angkor Indianized kingdom located around the Mekong Delta.
What is Funan in Vietnamese?
Funan in Vietnamese is Phù Nam. See Funan meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is Funan?
Funan is a proper noun.

Words near Funan in the dictionary

  1. funambulo
  2. funambuloes
  3. funambulos
  4. funambulous
  5. funambulus
  6. Funan
  7. funana
  8. funanigans
  9. funaná
  10. Funari
  11. funariaceous

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