Etymology

Funan

Fu·nan
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Today it means: An ancient pre-Angkor Indianized kingdom located around the Mekong Delta. Full definition →

Mandarin 扶南
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  1. Mandarin · borrowed from扶南
  2. English todayFunan

Borrowed from Mandarin 扶南 (Fúnán).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.