चमचा
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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).
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