चंपा

Hindi
चंपा

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit [Term?], from Sanskrit चम्पक (campaka), ultimately from Javanese cĕmpaka or another Indonesian language, such as Sundanese campaka, Balinese campaka, Minangkabau campagǒ, Madurese compaka, Makasar campaga, Buginese cepaga, Tombulu sampaka.

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃəm.pɑː/, [t͡ʃə̃m.päː]

Noun

चंपा • (campā) m (Urdu spelling چمپا‎)

  1. champa flower (Magnolia champaca)
    Synonym: चंपक (campak)

Declension
Declension of चंपा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct चंपा
campā		 चंपे
campe
oblique चंपे
campe		 चंपों
campõ
vocative चंपे
campe		 चंपो
campo

Proper noun

चंपा • (campā) ?

  1. Champa (an ancient kingdom in Vietnam)

Declension

This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.

References
  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “चंपा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “campa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  • Gonda, Jan (1975): Selected Studies: Indo-European linguistics
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