Chakma

English

Alternative forms

• Changma

Etymology

Borrowed from Bengali চাকমা (cakma), from Chakma 𑄌𑄇𑄴𑄟 (cakma), 𑄌𑄋𑄴𑄟𑄳𑄦 (caṅmha), ultimately from Sanskrit शक्तिमान (śaktimāna, literally “powerful”), composed of शक्ति (śakti, “power”) +‎ -मान (-māna).

Pronunciation

• (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɑːkmə/
• Hyphenation: Chak‧ma

Noun

Chakma (plural Chakmas or Chakma)

1. A member of a Tibeto-Burman people of Bangladesh and Northeast India.

Proper noun

Chakma

1. The Bengali-Assamese language and abugida of the Chakmas. In the early medieval period, they underwent a language shift from their original Jingpho-Luish tongue (of the Tibeto-Burman family).

Translations

Language

• Assamese: চাকমা (sakoma)
• Bengali: চাকমা (bn) (cakma), চাঙমা (caṅma)
• Chakma: 𑄌𑄋𑄴𑄟𑄳𑄦 (cāṅmhā)
• Hindi: चकमा (hi) (cakmā)
• Santali: ᱪᱟᱠᱢᱟ (cakma)
• Tamil: சக்மா (cakmā)
• Western Panjabi: چکما

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Chakma terms
• Ethnologue entry for Chakma, ccp ⁠