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Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian چمچه (čamča). Compare Hindi चम्मच (cammac), चमचा (camcā), Sylheti ꠌꠣꠝꠌ (samoso).
Noun
ਚਮਚਾ • (camcā) m (Shahmukhi spelling چمچہ)
- spoon
- (slang) sycophant, lackey, hanger-on
Derived terms
Further reading
- “ਚਮਚਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024