চাঁপা

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Bengali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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

Noun

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চাঁপা (cãpa)

  1. magnolia, champac (Magnolia champaca)

Derived terms

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References

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