Chakma

English

Alternative forms

Changma

Etymology

Borrowed from Bengali চাকমা (cakma), from Chakma 𑄌𑄇𑄴𑄟 (cakma), 𑄌𑄋𑄴𑄟𑄳𑄦 (caṅmha).

Pronunciation

(General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɑːkmə/
Hyphenation: Chak‧ma

Noun

Chakma (plural Chakmas or Chakma)

A member of a Tibeto-Burman people of Bangladesh and Northeast India.

Proper noun

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).

Translations

Language

Bengali: চাকমা (bn) (cakma), চাঙমা (caṅma)

See also

Wiktionary’s coverage of Chakma terms
Ethnologue entry for Chakma, ccp ⁠

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