See also: চামুচ

Bengali edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian چمچه (čamča, spoon, scoop), itself borrowed as a clipped form of a Turkic term čömüč (ladel, dipper), from Proto-Turkic *čöm- (to immerse, scoop), suffixed with the diminutive چه (-ča). Doublet of চামচা (camca). Cognate with Assamese চামুচ (samus), Odia ଚାମଚ (camôcô), Hindustani چمچ / चम्मच (cammac), Gujarati ચમચો (camco), Marathi चमचा (camcā), Punjabi ਚਮਚਾ (camcā), Santali ᱪᱚᱢᱚᱪ (cômôc), Kannada ಚಮಚ (camaca), Telugu చెమ్చా (cemcā).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /tʃamotʃ/, [ˈtʃamotʃ], /tʃamutʃ/, [ˈtʃamutʃ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /tɕamotɕ/, [ˈtɕamotɕ], /tɕamutɕ/, [ˈtɕamutɕ]
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Noun edit

চামচ (camoc)

  1. spoon

Derived terms edit