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)

1. frangipani (Michelia champaca L. or Plumeria acutifolia Poir)

Etymology 2

Proper noun

ຈຳປາ • (cham pā)

1. Champa (a kingdom in southern Laos)

References

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