Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kambuja

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kam-bu-ja
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

noun

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

Etymology

Possibly related to Kamboja. Folk etymologies originate it as Kambu-ja, meaning the "descendants of Kambu", a legendary figure. See Kamboja (name) for details. (Compare also Kamboj.)

Inflected Forms

Kambujas (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Kamboja

Questions

What does kambuja mean?: An ancient Indian or Indianised kingdom in Southeast Asia, a predecessor of Cambodia.
Where does kambuja come from?: Possibly related to Kamboja. Folk etymologies originate it as Kambu-ja, meaning the "descendants of Kambu", a legendary figure. See Kamboja (name) for details. (Compare also Kamboj.)

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