চাঁপা
Bengali
editAlternative forms
edit- চাঁপাই (cãpai)
Etymology
editInherited 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
editNoun
editচাঁপা • (cãpa)
Derived terms
edit- চাঁপাইনবাবগঞ্জ (cãpainbabogonj, “Chapainawabganj”)
References
edit- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “campa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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