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Thai
Etymology
From Sanskrit जम्बुद्वीप (jambudvīpa, literally “island of rose apples”), from जम्बु (jambu, “rose apple”) + द्वीप (dvīpa, “island”); equivalent to Thai ชมพู (chom-puu) + ทวีป (tá-wîip).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
ชมพูทวีป • (chom-puu-tá-wîip)
- (Hinduism, Buddhism) Jambudvīpa: one of the islands surrounding the mythological mountain Meru, believed to be the region where the present-day countries of Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan are situated.
- (figurative) India.
- (figurative) Asia, especially South Asia.
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