चाफा

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘓𑘰𑘽𑘢𑘰 (cāṃpā), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀘𑀁𑀧𑀬 (caṃpaya), from Sanskrit चम्प (campa), चम्पक (campak). Compare Gujarati ચંપો (campo), Hindi चंपा (campā), Sindhi چَنبو / चंबो, Punjabi ਚੰਪਾ (campā) / چَمپا (campā), Odia ଚମ୍ପା (cômpa), Bengali চাঁপা (cãpa), Assamese চঁপা (sõpa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡sa.pʰa/

Noun

चाफा • (cāphā) m

1. magnolia, champac (Magnolia champaca)

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine, “चाफा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “चांपा,_चापा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “चाफा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “campa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press