Chakma
Chak·ma/ˈt͡ʃɑːkmə/noun
Chakma is spelled C-H-A-K-M-A: 6 letters and 2 syllables (Chak·ma). It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Chakma means “A member of a Tibeto-Burman people of Bangladesh and Northeast India” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Chakma is Chakmas.
How many letters and syllables are in Chakma?
| Letters | 6: C-H-A-K-M-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: Chak·ma |
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 131,834th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Chakma?
Chakma appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Chakma?
- US /ˈt͡ʃɑːkmə/
Chakma has 2 syllables, split Chak·ma in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of Chakma
- Chakmas plural
- Changma
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Chakma mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A member of a Tibeto-Burman people of Bangladesh and Northeast India.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Chakma come from?
Borrowed from Bengali চাকমা (cakma), from Chakma 𑄌𑄇𑄴𑄟 (cakma), 𑄌𑄋𑄴𑄟𑄳𑄦 (caṅmha), ultimately from Sanskrit शक्तिमान (śaktimāna, literally “powerful”), composed of शक्ति (śakti, “power”) + -मान (-māna).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).