Bengali edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit चम्पा (campā), feminine form of चम्प (campa)​. Doublet of চাঁপা (cãpa) and চামেলি (cameli).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /tʃɔmpa/, [ˈtʃɔmpaˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /tɕɔmpa/, [ˈtɕɔmpaˑ]

Noun edit

চম্পা (compa)

  1. magnolia, champac (Magnolia champaca)

Proper noun edit

চম্পা (compa)

  1. a female given name, Champa, from Sanskrit