柬埔寨

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Chinese

phonetic
trad. (柬埔寨)
simp. #(柬埔寨)
2nd round simp. 𫠣埔𰌻
alternative forms 東埔寨东埔寨 misspelling
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Etymology

From Middle Khmer kambuja, kambujja, kaṃbūjja, kumvuja, kāmabūja, kaṃmbujja (kingdom of the Kambuja), ultimately from Sanskrit काम्बोज (kāmboja); compare Modern Khmer កម្ពុជ (kɑmpuc), Khmer កម្ពុជា (kampuciə).

Pronunciation


Proper noun

柬埔寨

  1. Cambodia (a country in Southeast Asia)

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Descendants

  • Zhuang: Genjbujcai

Japanese

Kanji in this term
かん
Hyōgai
ほ > ぼ
Hyōgai
Hyōgai
irregular

Etymology

The kanji spelling is an example of ateji (当て字), from Chinese 柬埔寨 (Jiǎnpǔzhài).

Proper noun

柬埔寨(カンボジア) (Kanbojia

  1. Dated spelling of カンボジア (Kanbojia).: Cambodia (a country in Southeast Asia)