tsampaka

Cebuano

Etymology

From Sanskrit चम्पक (campaka).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: tsam‧pa‧ka

Noun

tsampaka

  1. Magnolia champaca; a large evergreen tree in the family Magnoliaceae

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • champaca — unadapted borrowing
  • sampaka

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish champaca, from Sanskrit चम्पक (campaka). Compare Malay cempaka. Doublet of sampaga.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /t͡ʃamˈpaka/ [t͡ʃɐmˈpaː.xɐ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /tsamˈpaka/ [t͡sɐmˈpaː.xɐ]
  • Rhymes: -aka
  • Syllabification: tsam‧pa‧ka

Noun

tsampaka (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜋ᜔ᜉᜃ)

  1. champac; Magnolia champaca (plant and flower)

Further reading

  • “tsampaka”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 148
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