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Kamboja

UK/kɒmˈbəʊ.d͡ʒə//kɑmˈboʊ.d͡ʒə/

Kamboja proper noun: an ancient Iranian region, located originally in Central Asia.

Proper noun

Kamboja

  1. An ancient Iranian region, located originally in Central Asia.
    • Denying this claim, the Buddha tells Assalayana how in Yona and Kamboja and other outlying regions there are two vannas, the master and the slave, and that it is possible for a master to become a slave or for a slave to become a master.1995, Narendra K Wagle, Society at the time of the Buddha, page 35

Noun

Kamboja (plural Kambojas or Kamboja)

  1. A member of an Iranian people from this region.
    • Some Kshatriya Tribes of Ancient India, B C Law, 124, P. 230-31 "... in a list of ancient Vedic teachers given in the Vamsa Brahmana of the Samveda..we find one of the teachers in the line to be Kamboja Aupamanyava, that is, Kamboja, the son of Upamanyu....the fact stands out without any possible...2010 May 19, Barbara A. West, Encyclopedia of the Peoples of Asia and Oceania, Infobase Publishing, →ISBN, page 359

Kamboja meaning in Sanskrit and Myanmar

Kamboja in Sanskrit

ancient kingdom
कम्बोज kamboja

Kamboja in Myanmar

ancient kingdom
ကမ္ဗောဇ kambau:ja.

Forms of Kamboja

pluralKambojas
pluralKamboja

Origin of Kamboja

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.

Questions about Kamboja

What does Kamboja mean?
Kamboja means an ancient Iranian region, located originally in Central Asia.
What is Kamboja in Sanskrit?
Kamboja in Sanskrit is कम्बोज (kamboja). See Kamboja meaning in Sanskrit.
What part of speech is Kamboja?
Kamboja can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Kamboja?
Kamboja is pronounced /kɑmˈboʊ.d͡ʒə/ (US).

Words near Kamboja in the dictionary

  1. Kambhojas
  2. Kambo
  3. Kamboh
  4. Kambohs
  5. Kamboj
  6. Kamboja
  7. Kambojas
  8. kamboji
  9. Kambojika
  10. Kambojs
  11. Kambos

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