Cambodia - Name

Name

The official name of the country in English is the Kingdom of Cambodia, translated from the Khmer Preăh Réachéanachâk Kâmpŭchéa, often shortened to just Kampuchea (Khmer: កម្ពុជា). Kampuchea derives from the Sanskrit word Kambuja. Colloquially, Cambodians most often refer to their country as ស្រុកខ្មែរ (, Srok Khmer), meaning "The Land of the Khmers" or by using the slightly more formal form ប្រទេសកម្ពុជា (, Prateh Kampuchea), literally "The Country of Cambodia". The English form "Cambodia" is derived from "Cambodge/ Kamboj", the Sanskrit transcription of "Kampuchea".