Chakma
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Bengali চাকমা (cakma), from Chakma 𑄌𑄇𑄴𑄟 (cakma), 𑄌𑄋𑄴𑄟𑄳𑄦 (caṅmha).
Pronunciation edit
- (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɑːkmə/
- Hyphenation: Chak‧ma
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Chakma (plural Chakmas or Chakma)
- A member of a Tibeto-Burman people of Bangladesh and Northeast India.
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Chakma
- 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).
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