चमचा

See also: चमच

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian چمچه (čamča) or Sanskrit चमस (camasa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃəm.t͡ʃɑː/, [t͡ʃɐ̃m.t͡ʃäː]

Noun

चमचा • (camcā) m (Urdu spelling چمچہ)

1. (colloquial) yesman, sycophant
2. Alternative form of चम्मच (cammac, “spoon”)

Declension

Declension of चमचा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	चमचा camcā	चमचे camce
oblique	चमचे camce	चमचों camcõ
vocative	चमचे camce	चमचो camco

Derived terms

• चमचागिरी (camcāgirī)

Marathi

Etymology

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

• (spoon) IPA^(key): /t͡səm.t͡sa/
• (sycophant) IPA^(key): /t͡ɕəm.t͡ɕa/

Noun

चमचा • (ċamċā) m

1. spoon
2. (colloquial) chamcha, sycophant

References

• 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).