Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

champa

/ˈtʃæm.pə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables: cham-pa
IPA: /ˈtʃæm.pə/

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A collection of Cham polities in what is now Vietnam from the 2nd century through 1832.

name

A surname from Slovene.

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Chăm Pa.

Origin

Source language: Vietnamese

Word Breakdown

Root: Chăm Pa, Čampa

Inflected Forms

Chiampa (alternative) Champas (plural)

Phrases

Champa rice Janjgir-Champa

Frequently Paired Words

Janjgir-Champa

Rhymes With

pompa

Questions

How do you pronounce champa?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtʃæm.pə/.
What does champa mean?: A collection of Cham polities in what is now Vietnam from the 2nd century through 1832.
Where does champa come from?: It is traced to Vietnamese.

How to pronounce champa

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