चाँपना

See also: चूपान

Hindi

Alternative forms

• चांपना (cāmpnā)

Etymology

From the Old Indo-Aryan roots ćāṅp˚ (= ćāp˚) through the Prakrit चंपाइ and Sanskrit चपय(ति) (capaya(ti)), rt. चप्

Verb

चाँपना • (cā̃mpnā) (Urdu spelling چانپنا)

1. (transitive) To press, squeeze, to knead
2. (transitive) to shampoo
3. (transitive) to thrust in, stuff, cram

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “चाँपना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “2:1:5768”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.