चाँपना

See also: चूपान

Hindi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From the Old Indo-Aryan roots ćāṅp˚ (= ćāp˚), via Prakrit चंपाइ (caṃpāi), from Sanskrit चपयति (capayati, to pound, knead; to cheat). English shampoo and its descendants are derived from the imperative of this verb, चाँपो (cā̃po).

Verb

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चाँपना (cā̃pnā) (Urdu spelling چانپنا)

  1. (transitive) to press, to squeeze, to knead
  2. (transitive) to shampoo
  3. (transitive) to thrust in, stuff, cram

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