Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kampuchea krom

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables: kam-puchea krom
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The southern portion of Vietnam that was formerly Cambodian territory.

Example Sentences

"At the end of August, 1963, the Cambodian Government broke off diplomatic relations with South Viet-Nam, "in view of the countless crimes the latter government has been ceaselessly perpetuating for years against the Khmer people of Cambodia, the Khmer community of Kampuchea Krom, and Buddhism.""
"The local village chief (protean phum) explained that Cambodian forces were attacking and were going to liberate Kampuchea Krom, the old Khmer areas of southern Vietnam. According to S.S., they penetrated over 10 km into Vietnam in that attack."

Etymology

From Khmer កម្ពុជាក្រោម (kampuciə kraom, literally “Lower Cambodia”).

Word Breakdown

Root: កម្ពុជាក្រោម

Questions

What does kampuchea krom mean?: The southern portion of Vietnam that was formerly Cambodian territory.
Where does kampuchea krom come from?: From Khmer កម្ពុជាក្រោម (kampuciə kraom, literally “Lower Cambodia”).

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