กัมพูชา

Thai

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) กัมโพชา (gam-poo-chaa)

Etymology

Borrowed from Khmer កម្ពុជា (kampuciə). Compare Sanskrit काम्बोज (kāmboja) and Old Khmer កម្ពុជ, from which Thai กัมพุช is perhaps derived.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		กัมพูชา k ạ m b ū d͡ʑ ā
Phonemic		กำ-พู-ชา k å – b ū – d͡ʑ ā
Romanization	Paiboon	gam-puu-chaa
	Royal Institute	kam-phu-cha
(standard) IPA(key)		/kam˧.pʰuː˧.t͡ɕʰaː˧/(R)

Proper noun

กัมพูชา • (gam-puu-chaa)

1. Cambodia (a country in Southeast Asia)