চামচ

See also: চামুচ

Bengali

Alternative forms

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

Further reading

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