Chakma
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Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Bengali চাকমা (cakma), from Chakma 𑄌𑄇𑄴𑄟 (cakma), 𑄌𑄋𑄴𑄟𑄳𑄦 (caṅmha), ultimately from Sanskrit शक्तिमान (śaktimāna, literally “powerful”), composed of शक्ति (śakti, “power”) + -मान (-māna).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɑːkmə/
- Hyphenation: Chak‧ma
Noun[edit]
Chakma (plural Chakmas or Chakma)
- A member of a Tibeto-Burman people of Bangladesh and Northeast India.
Proper noun[edit]
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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