चमचा
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See also: चमच
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian چمچه (čamča) or Sanskrit चमस (camasa). Compare Sylheti ꠌꠣꠝꠌ (samoso).
Pronunciation
Noun
चमचा • (camcā) m (Urdu spelling چمچہ)
- (colloquial) yesman, sycophant
- Alternative form of चम्मच (cammac, “spoon”)
Declension
Declension of चमचा (masc ā-stem)
Derived terms
- चमचागिरी (camcāgirī)
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian چمچه (čamča). 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
Noun
चमचा • (ċamċā) m
Declension
| Declension of चमचा (masc ā-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
चमचा ċamcā | ||
| direct plural |
चमचे ċamce | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
चमचा ċamcā |
चमचे ċamce | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
चमच्या ċamcyā |
चमच्यां- ċamcyān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
चमच्याला ċamcyālā |
चमच्यांना ċamcyānnā | |
| ergative | चमच्याने, चमच्यानं ċamcyāne, ċamcyāna |
चमच्यांनी ċamcyānnī | |
| instrumental | चमच्याशी ċamcyāśī |
चमच्यांशी ċamcyānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
चमच्यात ċamcyāt |
चमच्यांत ċamcyāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
चमच्या ċamcyā |
चमच्यांनो ċamcyānno | |
| Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition. | |||
| Genitive declension of चमचा (masc ā-stem) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म |
feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म |
neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म |
oblique सामान्यरूप | |||||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular* एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
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| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
चमच्याचा ċamcyāċā |
चमच्याचे ċamcyāċe |
चमच्याची ċamcyācī |
चमच्याच्या ċamcyācā |
चमच्याचे, चमच्याचं ċamcyāċe, ċamcyāċa |
चमच्याची ċamcyācī |
चमच्याच्या ċamcyācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
चमच्यांचा ċamcyānċā |
चमच्यांचे ċamcyānċe |
चमच्यांची ċamcyāñcī |
चमच्यांच्या ċamcyāncā |
चमच्यांचे, चमच्यांचं ċamcyānċe, ċamcyānċa |
चमच्यांची ċamcyāñcī |
चमच्यांच्या ċamcyāñcā | |
| * Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For 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 (1932-1950) “चमचा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).