चमचा
See also: चमच
Hindi
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Classical Persian چمچه (čamča) or Sanskrit चमस (camasa).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editचमचा • (camcā) m (Urdu spelling چمچہ)
- (colloquial) yesman, sycophant
- Alternative form of चम्मच (cammac, “spoon”)
Declension
editDeclension of चमचा (masc ā-stem)
Derived terms
edit- चमचागिरी (camcāgirī)
Marathi
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Classical Persian چمچه (čamča). Compare Assamese চামুচ (samus), Bengali চামচ (camoc), Gujarati ચમચો (camco), Hindi चम्मच (cammac), Kannada ಚಮಚ (camaca), Odia ଚାମଚ (cāmaca), Telugu చెమ్చా (cemcā).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editचमचा • (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).
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