Chakma

Chak·ma
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US, UK/ˈt͡ʃɑːkmə/

noun

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

OriginBengali চাকমা ← ccp 𑄌𑄇𑄴𑄟 ← Sanskrit शक्तिमान →
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Meanings

nounChakma (plural Chakmas or Chakma)

plural Chakmas · alternative Changma

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

alternative Changma

  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).

Origin

  1. Sanskritशक्तिमान
  2. ccp𑄌𑄇𑄴𑄟
  3. Bengaliচাকমা
  4. EnglishChakma

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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Translations

Bengali চাকমা, চাঙমা
  • চাকমা (cakma)Language
  • চাঙমা (caṅma)Language
Hindi चकमा
  • चकमा (cakmā)Language
Tamil சக்மா
  • சக்மா (cakmā)Language
Cite this entry
APA

Chakma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chakma

MLA

“Chakma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chakma. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chakma,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chakma.

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