ชมพู

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See also: ชมพู่

Thai

the plant Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels.
edible fruits of the plant.
the colour pink.

Pronunciation

Orthographicชมพู
d͡ʑ m b ū
Phonemic
ชม-พู
d͡ʑ m – b ū
RomanizationPaiboonchom-puu
Royal Institutechom-phu
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕʰom˧.pʰuː˧/(R)

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit जम्बु (jambu) or जम्बू (jambū, jambul). Compare Old Khmer ជម្វូ (jamvū, rose apple); Modern Khmer ជម្ពូ (cumpuu, rose apple). Doublet of ชมพู่ (chom-pûu).

Noun

ชมพู (chom-puu)

  1. (botany) the plant, Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels., of the family Myrtaceae.
  2. (botany) edible fruit of such plant.
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Etymology 2

From Old Khmer ជុំពូវ (juṃbūva, pink), ultimately from Sanskrit जम्बु (jambu) or जम्बू (jambū, jambul). Compare Modern Khmer ជម្ពូ (cumpuu). Doublet of ชมพู่ (chom-pûu).

Adjective

ชมพู (chom-puu) (abstract noun ความชมพู)

  1. pink (of the colour pink).
See also
Colors in Thai · สี (sǐi) (layout · text)
     ขาว (kǎao)      เทา (tao)      ดำ (dam)
             แดง (dɛɛng)              ส้ม (sôm); น้ำตาล (nám-dtaan)              เหลือง (lʉ̌ʉang); ครีม (kriim)
             เขียว (kǐao)              เขียว (kǐao)             
             ฟ้า (fáa)              ฟ้า (fáa)              น้ำเงิน (nám-ngən)
             ม่วง (mûuang); คราม (kraam)              บานเย็น (baan-yen); ม่วง (mûuang)              ชมพู (chom-puu)

Noun

ชมพู (chom-puu)

  1. pink (colour).