চাঁপা

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • চাঁপাই (cãpai)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀘𑀁𑀧 (caṃpa), from Sanskrit चम्प (campa), probably borrowed from a Malayo-Polynesian language. Cognate with Assamese চঁপা (sõpa), Odia ଚମ୍ପା (campā), Gujarati ચંપો (campo), Hindi चंपा (campā), Sindhi چَنبو (caṃbo), Punjabi ਚੰਪਾ (campā) / چَمپا (campā), Marathi चाफा (cāphā). Doublet of চম্পা (compa) and চামেলি (cameli).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /t͡ʃãpa/, [ˈt͡ʃãpaˑ]
    Audio:(file)
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /tɕapa/, [ˈtɕapaˑ]

Noun

চাঁপা • (cãpa)

  1. magnolia, champac (Magnolia champaca)

Derived terms

  • চাঁপাইনবাবগঞ্জ (cãpainbabogonj, “Chapainawabganj”)

References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “campa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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