Home › Words › K › kambujakambujakambuja means an ancient Indian or Indianised kingdom in Southeast Asia, a predecessor of Cambodia.EtymologyPossibly 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.)nameAn ancient Indian or Indianised kingdom in Southeast Asia, a predecessor of Cambodia.nounAn inhabitant of this kingdom; a member of the people that inhabited this kingdom.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.kamboj 67% match — A community of people living in northwestern India and Pakistan. vs kambuja →kamboja 66% match — A member of an Iranian people from this region. vs kambuja →khas 58% match — The inhabitants of the medieval Khas Kingdom. vs kambuja →kampuchean 54% match — Of or pertaining to Kampuchea (Cambodia). vs kambuja →bambuba 53% match — A particular tribe of Uganda. vs kambuja →limbu 53% match — A member of a tribal people of Nepal (and to a lesser extent India and Bhutan). vs kambuja →cambodian 52% match — of, from, or pertaining to Cambodia, the Cambodian people, or the Khmer language vs kambuja →kamas 52% match — A member of a people who live in the northwest of Siberia. vs kambuja →