Kambujiya

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proper noun

The name of several monarchs of Achaemenid line of ancient Persia.

OriginOld Persian 𐎣𐎲𐎢𐎪𐎡𐎹 →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The name of several monarchs of Achaemenid line of ancient Persia.

Origin

  1. Old Persian𐎣𐎲𐎢𐎪𐎡𐎹
  2. EnglishKambujiya

From Old Persian 𐎣𐎲𐎢𐎪𐎡𐎹 (k-b-u-ji-i-y /⁠Kaᵐbūjiya⁠/). Supposed by some scholars to be related to Kamboja, although "there are also scholars who denounce a connection between Kamboja and Kambujiya … and who defend another etymology".

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kambujiya,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kambujiya.

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