Talk:高棉

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This may be more complicated - s:zh:出使英法義比四國日記/卷1:

柬埔寨國,土音轉為金波乍國,又因金波之音轉為金邊國。或曰:該國建都金邊埠,國其俗尚佛教,多建高塔,飾之以金,故又名金塔國,亦曰甘孛智國,實即古之真臘國也。又因地產棉花,土名高棉國,而地圖或遂訛寫為高蠻國。由西貢至柬埔寨,輪船二日程,由柬埔寨至暹羅,輪船四日程。

Wyang (talk) 21:50, 30 November 2016 (UTC)Reply

Hi Frank. Pls change the entry as you see fit. I made a quick entry based on the dictionary I've got and made some assumptions about the etymology. I wonder if it was borrowed via Thai.--Anatoli T. (обсудить/вклад) 21:55, 30 November 2016 (UTC)Reply