চাকমা

Bengali

Alternative forms

• চাঙমা (caṅma)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /tʃakma/, [ˈtʃakmaˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /tɕakma/, [ˈtɕakmaˑ]

Noun

চাকমা • (cakma)

1. Any member of the Chakmas, an ethnic group of eastern Bangladesh and India
2. (slang, somewhat derogatory) A person with an epicanthic fold