चमचा

See also: चमच

Hindi

Etymology

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

• (Standard Hindi) 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) or Sanskrit चमस (camasa). 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

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

Noun

चमचा • (ċamċā) m

1. spoon
2. (colloquial) chamcha, sycophant

Declension

Declension of चमचा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	चमचा ċamċā	चमचे ċamċe
oblique	चमच्या1 camacyā1	चमच्यां- camacyā̃-
acc. / dative	चमच्याला camacyālā	चमच्यांना camacyā̃nā
ergative	चमच्याने, चमच्यानं camacyāne, camacyāna	चमच्यांनी camacyā̃nī
instrumental	चमच्याशी camacyāśī	चमच्यांशी camacyā̃śī
locative	चमच्यात camacyāt	चमच्यांत camacyā̃ta
vocative	चमच्या camacyā	चमच्यांनो camacyā̃no

¹The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition.

Genitive declension of चमचा (masc ā-stem)

	masculine object		feminine object		neuter object		oblique
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
singular subject	चमच्याचा camacyāċā	चमच्याचे camacyāċe	चमच्याची camacyācī	चमच्याच्या camacyācā	चमच्याचे, चमच्याचं camacyāċe, camacyāċa	चमच्याची camacyācī	चमच्याच्या1 camacyācā1
plural subject	चमच्यांचा camacyā̃ċā	चमच्यांचे camacyā̃ċe	चमच्यांची camacyā̃cī	चमच्यांच्या camacyā̃cā	चमच्यांचे, चमच्यांचं camacyā̃ċe, camacyā̃ċa	चमच्यांची camacyā̃cī	चमच्यांच्या1 camacyā̃cā1

¹For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

• 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)