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Cebuano
Etymology
From Sanskrit चम्पक (campaka).
Pronunciation
Noun
tsampaka
- Magnolia champaca; a large evergreen tree in the family Magnoliaceae
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish champaca, from Sanskrit चम्पक (campaka). Compare Malay cempaka. Doublet of sampaga.
Pronunciation
Noun
tsampaka (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜋ᜔ᜉᜃ)
- 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