चाँपना

See also: चूपान

Hindi

Alternative forms
  • चांपना (cāmpnā)

Etymology

From the Old Indo-Aryan roots ćāṅp˚ (= ćāp˚) through the Prakrit चंपाइ and Sanskrit चपय(ति), rt. चप्

Verb

चाँपना • (cā̃mpnā) (Urdu spelling چانپنا‎)

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

References
  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “चाँपना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
  • Platts, John T. (1884), “2:1:5768”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co.
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