tsampaka

Cebuano

Etymology

From Sanskrit चम्पक (campaka).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: tsam‧pa‧ka

Noun

tsampaka

1. Magnolia champaca; a large evergreen tree in the family Magnoliaceae

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• champaca — unadapted borrowing
• sampaka

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish champaca, from Sanskrit चम्पक (campaka). Compare Malay cempaka. Doublet of sampaga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃamˈpaka/, [t͡ʃɐmˈpa.xɐ]
• Hyphenation: tsam‧pa‧ka

Noun

tsampaka (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜋ᜔ᜉᜃ)

1. champac; Magnolia champaca (plant and flower)

Related terms

• sampaga
• sampagita

 

Further reading

• “tsampaka”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 148