'Cambodia' (Western way to say Kambuja or Kambujadesa i.e. ancient Hindu colony) is a Hindu name that merchants brought with them from India in the 3rd or 4th century. Khmer' refers to both the people and language spoken in Southeast Asia (SEA).
If I'm keeping up to date, the earliest settlements in SEA took place about 4,000 years b.c. and nobody can tell for sure whether the Khmers are native inhabitants of present-day Cambodia or peoples of mixed races from Malaysia, Indonesia, China, India, Hoa Bihn (Vietnam)...but recent findings tend to prove we were not native inhabitants of Cambodia.
Some Khmers believe that CAM (CAM + BODIA) meaning bad karma (CAM) in Khmer is a curse we are condemned to. Superstition runs very high in Cambodia e.g. if an eyelid twitches, it's bad luck.
If I'm keeping up to date, the earliest settlements in SEA took place about 4,000 years b.c. and nobody can tell for sure whether the Khmers are native inhabitants of present-day Cambodia or peoples of mixed races from Malaysia, Indonesia, China, India, Hoa Bihn (Vietnam)...but recent findings tend to prove we were not native inhabitants of Cambodia.
Some Khmers believe that CAM (CAM + BODIA) meaning bad karma (CAM) in Khmer is a curse we are condemned to. Superstition runs very high in Cambodia e.g. if an eyelid twitches, it's bad luck.
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