Definition
A large tropical tree native to Southeast Asia that produces fragrant yellow flowers and is valued for its timber and ornamental qualities.
Etymology
From Malay 'cempaka,' borrowed into English through Portuguese and French traders in the 16th-17th centuries. The word traveled along spice trade routes from Southeast Asia into European languages.
Kelly Says
Champac flowers are so fragrant that in Vietnam and Indonesia, people sell fresh blooms as perfume—and the wood is prized for instrument-making, so a single tree can be valuable both fresh and as timber!
Translations
ARالعربية
شامباك
shaam-baak
CACatalà
champaca
cham-pa-ka
CSČeština
champaca
cham-pa-ka
DADansk
champaca
cham-pa-ka
DEDeutsch
Champaca
cham-pah-ka
ELΕλληνικά
champaca
cham-pa-ka
ESEspañol
champac
cham-pak
FISuomi
champaca
cham-pa-ka
FRFrançais
champac
shan-pak
HUMagyar
champaca
cham-pa-ka
IDBahasa Indonesia
champaca
cham-pa-ka
ITItaliano
champaca
cham-pa-ka
MSBahasa Melayu
champaca
cham-pa-ka
MYမြန်မာ
ချမ်းပါကာ
chan-ba-ka
NLNederlands
champaca
cham-pa-ka
NONorsk
champaca
cham-pa-ka
PLPolski
champaca
cham-pa-ka
PTPortuguês
champaca
sham-pah-ka
RORomână
champaca
cham-pa-ka
RUРусский
champaca
sham-pah-ka
SVSvenska
champaca
cham-pa-ka
SWKiswahili
champaca
cham-pa-ka
TAதமிழ்
சாம்பாக்கா
saampaakka
TRTürkçe
champaca
champ-a-ka
UKУкраїнська
champaca
cham-pa-ka
VITiếng Việt
chàmpa
cham-pa