ชมพู่

See also: ชมพู

Thai

ชมพู่น้ำดอกไม้, Syzygium jambos (L.) Alston.
ชมพู่สาแหรก, Syzygium malaccense (L.) Merr. et L. M. Perry.

Etymology

From Sanskrit जम्बु (jambu, rose apple). Compare Old Khmer jamvū (rose apple); Modern Khmer ជម្ពូ (cumpuu, rose apple). Cognate with Thai ชมพู (chom-puu, the plant, Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels., of the family Myrtaceae).

Pronunciation

Orthographicชมพู่
d͡ʑmbūˋ
Phonemicชม-พู่
d͡ʑmbūˋ
RomanizationPaiboonchom-pûu
Royal Institutechom-phu
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕʰom˧.pʰuː˥˩/
Audio

Noun

ชมพู่ (chom-pûu)

  1. (botany) any of various plants of the genus Syzygium, the family Myrtaceae, many of which are known as rose apple.
  2. (botany) edible fruit of any of those plant.
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