चमचा

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian چمچه (čamča) or Sanskrit चमस (camasa). Compare Sylheti ꠌꠣꠝꠌ (samoso).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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चमचा (camcām (Urdu spelling چمچہ)

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

Declension

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Derived terms

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Marathi

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Marathi Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian چمچه (čamča). Compare Assamese চামুচ (samus), Bengali চামচ (camoc), Gujarati ચમચો (camco), Hindi चम्मच (cammac), Kannada ಚಮಚ (camaca), Odia ଚାମଚ (cāmaca), Sylheti ꠌꠣꠝꠌ (samoso), Telugu చెమ్చా (cemcā).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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चमचा (ċamċām

  1. spoon
  2. (colloquial) chamcha, sycophant

Declension

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Declension of चमचा (masc ā-stem)
direct
singular
चमचा
ċamcā
direct
plural
चमचे
ċamce
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
चमचा
ċamcā
चमचे
ċamce
oblique
सामान्यरूप
चमच्या
ċamcyā
चमच्यां-
ċamcyān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
चमच्याला
ċamcyālā
चमच्यांना
ċamcyānnā
ergative चमच्याने, चमच्यानं
ċamcyāne, ċamcyāna
चमच्यांनी
ċamcyānnī
instrumental चमच्याशी
ċamcyāśī
चमच्यांशी
ċamcyānśī
locative
सप्तमी
चमच्यात
ċamcyāt
चमच्यांत
ċamcyāt
vocative
संबोधन
चमच्या
ċamcyā
चमच्यांनो
ċamcyānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of चमचा (masc ā-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म
feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म
neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म
oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular*
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता
चमच्याचा
ċamcyāċā
चमच्याचे
ċamcyāċe
चमच्याची
ċamcyācī
चमच्याच्या
ċamcyācā
चमच्याचे, चमच्याचं
ċamcyāċe, ċamcyāċa
चमच्याची
ċamcyācī
चमच्याच्या
ċamcyācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
चमच्यांचा
ċamcyānċā
चमच्यांचे
ċamcyānċe
चमच्यांची
ċamcyāñcī
चमच्यांच्या
ċamcyāncā
चमच्यांचे, चमच्यांचं
ċamcyānċe, ċamcyānċa
चमच्यांची
ċamcyāñcī
चमच्यांच्या
ċamcyāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

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  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “चमचा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • 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).