চামচ

See also: চামুচ

Bengali

Alternative forms

• চামুচ (camuc) — colloquial

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian چَمْچَه (čamča). Doublet of চামচা (camca).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃamot͡ʃ/, [ˈt͡ʃamot͡ʃ], /t͡ʃamut͡ʃ/, [ˈt͡ʃamut͡ʃ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /tɕamotɕ/, [ˈtɕamotɕ], /tɕamutɕ/, [ˈtɕamutɕ]

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Noun

চামচ • (camoc)

1. spoon

Inflection

indefinite forms
nominative	চামচ (camoc)
objective	চামচ / চামচকে (camoc (semantically general or indefinite) / camocke (semantically definite))
genitive	চামচের (camocer)
locative	চামচে (camoce)
definite forms
	singular	plural
nominative	চামচটা , চামচটি (camocṭa (colloquial), camocṭi (formal))	চামচগুলা, চামচগুলো (camocgula (colloquial), camocgulo (formal))
objective	চামচটা, চামচটি (camocṭa (colloquial), camocṭi (formal))	চামচগুলা, চামচগুলো (camocgula (colloquial), camocgulo (formal))
genitive	চামচটার, চামচটির (camocṭar (colloquial), camocṭir (formal))	চামচগুলার, চামচগুলোর (camocgular (colloquial), camocgulor (formal))
locative	চামচটাতে / চামচটায়, চামচটিতে (camocṭate / camocṭay (colloquial), camocṭite (formal))	চামচগুলাতে / চামচগুলায়, চামচগুলোতে (camocgulate / camocgulay (colloquial), camocgulote (formal))
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

• কাঁটা চামচ (kãṭa camoc, “fork”, noun)

Further reading

• Bhaṭṭācārya, Subhāsha (2003), “চামচ”, in Saṁsada Bāṁlā uccāraṇa abhidhāna, 2^nd edition, Kalikata: Sāhitya Saṃsada, →OCLC.
• Biswas, Sailendra (2000), “চামচ”, in Samsad Bengali-English dictionary, 3^rd edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, →OCLC.