चमचा
See also: चमच
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian چمچه (čamča) or Sanskrit चमस (camasa).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
चमचा • (camcā) m (Urdu spelling چمچہ)
- (colloquial) yesman, sycophant
- Alternative form of चम्मच (cammac, “spoon”)
Declension edit
Declension of चमचा (masc ā-stem)
Derived terms edit
- चमचागिरी (camcāgirī)
Marathi edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian چمچه (čamča). Compare Assamese চামুচ (samus), Bengali চামচ (camoc), Gujarati ચમચો (camco), Hindi चम्मच (cammac), Kannada ಚಮಚ (camaca), Odia ଚାମଚ (camôcô), Telugu చెమ్చా (cemcā).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
चमचा • (ċamċā) m
References edit
- Berntsen, Maxine, “चमचा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “चमचा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “चमचा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).