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Chakma.

A member of a Tibeto-Burman people of Bangladesh and Northeast India.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈt͡ʃɑːkmə/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. A member of a Tibeto-Burman people of Bangladesh and Northeast India.

Where this word comes from

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).

name/ˈt͡ʃɑːkmə/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. 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).

Where this word comes from

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).

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