चम्मच

Doteli

Etymology

From Classical Persian (čamča).

Noun

चम्मच (cammac)

spoon

Hindi

Alternative forms

चमच (camac), चम्चा (camcā), चमचा (camcā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (čamča) or Sanskrit चमस (camasa). Compare Assamese চামুচ (samus), Bengali চামচ (camoc), Gujarati ચમચો (camco), Kannada ಚಮಚ (camaca), Marathi चमचा (camcā), Odia ଚାମଚ (cāmaca), Punjabi ਚਮਚਾ (camcā), Santali ᱪᱚᱢᱚᱪ (cômôc), Sylheti ꠌꠣꠝꠌ (samoso), Telugu చెమ్చా (cemcā).

Pronunciation

(Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃəm.mət͡ʃ/, [t͡ʃɐ̃m.mɐt͡ʃ]

Noun

चम्मच • (cammac) m (Urdu spelling چمچ)

spoon
(colloquial) sycophant, chamcha

Declension

Declension of *चम्मच* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	चम्मच cammac	चम्मच cammac
oblique	चम्मच cammac	चम्मचों cammacõ
vocative	चम्मच cammac	चम्मचो cammaco