# Kamboja

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /kɑmˈboʊ.d͡ʒə/

## Definitions
1. An ancient Iranian region, located originally in Central Asia.

## Etymology
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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kamboja