चमचा

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चमचा

/t͡ʃəm.t͡ʃɑː/ Hindi, Standard
[t͡ʃɐ̃m.t͡ʃäː] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Classical Persian چَمْچَه (čamča), from Turkic, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *kamïč,.

noun camcā · چمچہ · चमचा · चमचे · चमचों

masculine spoon
colloquial, masculine chamcha; yesman, sycophant, hanger-on, lackey, pet, puppet, stooge
alternative, masculine alternative form of चम्मच (cammac, “spoon”)

In English

yes-man person who always agrees with their employer or superior — see also yea-sayer
bootlicker person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner

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MLA

"चमचा." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

चमचा. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE

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"चमचा." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {चमचा},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}