Kamboj

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noun

A community of people living in northwestern India and Pakistan.

OriginHindi कंबोज ← Sanskrit कम्बोज →
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nounKamboj (plural Kambojs or Kamboj)

plural Kambojs · alternative Kamboh · alternative Kambo · alternative Kambuj · alternative Kambhoj · alternative Kamoj · alternative Kamoz · alternative Kam · alternative Kom

  1. A community of people living in northwestern India and Pakistan.

Origin

  1. Sanskritकम्बोज
  2. Hindiकंबोज
  3. EnglishKamboj

Borrowed from Hindi कंबोज (kamboj), from Sanskrit कम्बोज (kamboja). Cf. Punjabi ਕੰਬੋਜ (kamboj, “Kamboj”).

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Kamboj. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kamboj

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“Kamboj.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kamboj. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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