Kamboj

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.4 Alternative spellings 1.5 Adjective 1.6 See also

English

Etymology

Name derives from ancient Kamboja, an Indo -Iranian Aryan clan of Indo-European family, originally localized in Pamirs and Badakshan in Central Asia.

Pronunciation

• kum'boj

Noun

Kamboj (plural: Kambojs)

1. Name of a community, of Indo-Iranian extractions living in north India and Pakistan.
2. A member of this community.

Alternative spellings

• Kambhoj
• Kamboz
• Kambuj
• Camboj
• Kamboh
• Kambu & Kambo (found in medieval age muslim records)

Adjective

Kamboj (no comparative or superlative)

1. Relating to the Kamboj people.

See also

• Kamboja