柬埔寨

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (柬埔寨) 柬 埔 寨
simp. #(柬埔寨) 柬 埔 寨

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

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • 柬埔寨語/柬埔寨语

Descendants

  • → Zhuang: Genjbujcai

Japanese

Kanji in this term
柬 埔 寨
かん
Hyōgaiji
ほ > ぼ
Hyōgaiji
Hyōgaiji
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)”).
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