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/, [t͡ʃɐ̃m.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