ຈຳປາ

Lao

Pronunciation

(Vientiane) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕam˩(˧).paː˩(˧)]
(Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕam˩˨.paː˩˨]
Hyphenation: ຈຳ-ປາ
Rhymes: -aː

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit चम्पक (campaka), Pali campaka.

Noun

ຈຳປາ • (cham pā)

frangipani (Michelia champaca L. or Plumeria acutifolia Poir)

Proper noun

ຈຳປາ • (cham pā)

Champa (a kingdom in southern Laos)

References

SEAlang library Lao lexicography. SEAlang Projects. http://sealang.net/lao/dictionary.htm

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