ชมพู่

See also: ชมพู

Thai

ชมพู่น้ำดอกไม้, Syzygium jambos (L.) Alston.

ชมพู่แก้มแหม่ม, Syzygium samarangense (Blume) Merr. et L. M. Perry var. samarangense.

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

Orthographic		ชมพู่ d͡ʑ m b ū ˋ
Phonemic		ชม-พู่ d͡ʑ m – b ū ˋ
Romanization	Paiboon	chom-pûu
	Royal Institute	chom-phu
(standard) IPA^(key)		/t͡ɕʰom˧.pʰuː˥˩/
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Noun

ชมพู่ • (chom-pûu)

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