चाँपना

See also: चूपान

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • चांपना (cāmpnā)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit चंपइ (caṃpaï). See there for more. English shampoo and its descendants are derived from the imperative of this verb, चाँपो (cā̃po).

Verb

चाँपना • (cā̃pnā) (Urdu spelling چانپنا)

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

Conjugation

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