Definition
A tropical tree native to India and Southeast Asia that produces fragrant yellow flowers and is valued for its ornamental and medicinal properties.
Etymology
From Sanskrit 'campaka' referring to the champak tree, which spread into English through botanical terminology and colonial era trade language as Europeans encountered Asian plants.
Kelly Says
The champak tree's golden flowers smell so amazing that in Hindu temple rituals, the flowers are offered to gods because their fragrance is considered spiritually purifying—it's basically nature's incense!
Translations
ARالعربية
شامباك
ʃɑmˈbɑːk
CSČeština
champak
t͡ʃam-pak
DADansk
champak
t͡ʃam-pak
DEDeutsch
Champak
ʃam-pak
ELΕλληνικά
champak
t͡ʃam-pak
ESEspañol
champak
t͡ʃam-pak
FISuomi
champak
t͡ʃam-pak
FRFrançais
champak
ʃampaːk
HEעברית
צ'מפוק
t͡ʃam-poːk
HUMagyar
champak
t͡ʃam-pak
IDBahasa Indonesia
champak
t͡ʃam-pak
ITItaliano
champak
t͡ʃam-pak
MSBahasa Melayu
champak
t͡ʃam-pak
MYမြန်မာ
ချမ်းပေါင်
t͡ʃʰəm pʰaʊɴ
NLNederlands
champak
t͡ʃɑːm-pak
NONorsk
champak
t͡ʃam-pak
PLPolski
champak
t͡ʃam-pak
PTPortuguês
champak
ʃampaːk
RORomână
champak
t͡ʃam-pak
RUРусский
чампак
t͡ʃampaːk
SVSvenska
champak
t͡ʃam-pak
SWKiswahili
champak
t͡ʃam-pak
TAதமிழ்
சாம்பாக்
t͡ʃɑːmpɑːk
TEతెలుగు
చంపాకు
t͡ʃɑːmpɑːku
UKУкраїнська
чампак
t͡ʃampaːk
VITiếng Việt
champak
t͡ʃam-pak