កម្ពុជា
kampuciə
Cambodia in Khmer is កម្ពុជា (kampuciə). It is also spelled កម្ពុជ (kɑɑkɑmpuc). Wiktionary also lists កម្ពុជរដ្ឋ (kɑɑkɑmpuc rŏət) and ខេមររដ្ឋ (kheemaʼraʼrŏət).
Meaning: country in Southeast Asia (name)
Ways to say it
| Khmer | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| កម្ពុជា | kampuciə | |
| កម្ពុជ | kɑɑkɑmpuc | alternative form |
| កម្ពុជរដ្ឋ | kɑɑkɑmpuc rŏət | |
| ខេមររដ្ឋ | kheemaʼraʼrŏət | |
| ស្រុកខ្មែរ | srok khmae |
The term refers to the country in Southeast Asia.
Which one should you use?
While កម្ពុជា (kampuciə) is the standard name for the country, ស្រុកខ្មែរ (srok khmae) is a common way to refer to 'the land of the Khmer' or 'Cambodia' in a more colloquial or culturally grounded sense. កម្ពុជ is also an alternative spelling of កម្ពុជា.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
កម្ពុជា is the standard name. For highly formal or political contexts, you may see កម្ពុជរដ្ឋ (the Cambodia State) or the formal, poetic and highly literary term ខេមររដ្ឋ (the Khmer State).
How do you pronounce it?
kampuciə
Did you know?
- The root of the name កម្ពុជា is linked to the legendary figure Kambu or the Kamboja people of ancient India.
- Cambodia has changed its official name several times in recent history, shifting between terms like ខេមររដ្ឋ and កម្ពុជា depending on the ruling regime.
- The name កម្ពុជា has a linguistic relative in the Burmese language, where it appears as ကမ္ဗောဇ (kambau:ja.).
Examples in context
- ខ្ញុំចង់ទៅលេងប្រាសាទអង្គរវត្ត នៅក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា ។I want to visit the Angkor Wat temple in Cambodia.This sentence is useful for showing the use of កម្ពុជា in a sentence about visiting a temple.Tatoeba #13368114 by nita_hun, translation #13368124 by nita_hun
- ប្រទេសកម្ពុជាCambodia (country)This sentence shows the use of កម្ពុជា to identify the country.
- តើអ្នកធ្លាប់បានទៅកម្ពុជាដែរឬទេ?tae neak thloab ban tov kampuchea dae reu te?Have you ever been to Cambodia?
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about their travel plans.
- វិបុល Vibolតើចិន្តាចង់ទៅដើរលេងនៅឯណា?tae chinda chong tov daer leng nov ae na?Where do you want to go for a trip, Chinda?
- ចិន្តា Chindaខ្ញុំចង់ទៅលេងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា។khnhom chong tov leng prates kampucheaI want to visit Cambodia.
- វិបុល Vibolនៅទីនោះមានកន្លែងស្អាតៗច្រើនណាស់។nov ti noh mean kanlaeng s-at s-at chreun nahThere are many beautiful places there.
- ចិន្តា Chindaមែនហើយ ខ្ញុំចង់ឃើញប្រាសាទបុរាណ។men haey, khnhom chong kheun prasat boranYes, I want to see the ancient temples.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “cambodia” translations and entries កម្ពុជា, កម្ពុជ, កម្ពុជរដ្ឋ, ខេមររដ្ឋ, ស្រុកខ្មែរ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries កម្ពុជ, កម្ពុជរដ្ឋ, កម្ពុជា, ខេមររដ្ឋ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR, Wiktionary CC BY-SA 4.0.
