ਚਮਚਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian چمچه (čamča). Compare Hindi चम्मच (cammac), चमचा (camcā), Sylheti ꠌꠣꠝꠌ (samoso).

Noun

ਚਮਚਾ • (camcā) m (Shahmukhi spelling چمچہ)

1. spoon
2. (slang) sycophant, lackey, hanger-on

Derived terms

• ਚਮਚਾਗੀਰੀ f (camcāgīrī, “sycophancy”)
• ਚਮਚਾਰਾਜ m (camcārāj, “puppet state”)

Further reading

• “ਚਮਚਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024