chamchan.

1832 G. A. Herklots tr. J. Sharîf Qanoon-e-Islam xiv. 120 Utensils, viz. a Dayg, a copper cauldron;..a chumcha, a copper spoon, [etc.].

1845 Summary of Intelligence 12 Apr. 27/2 in Bengal Catholic Herald 8 Every man..is to carry in his haversack an ungah, a dote, a tawa, a chumcha, and whatever besides, in the way of food.

1895 F. A. Robertson Gazetteer Rawalpindi District 1893–4 (rev. ed.) iii. 84 A big vessel in which the food is mixed and cooked, to stir which a chamcha or doi (spoon) is used.

1969 A. Rashid Society & Culture in Medieval India iii. 76 The Sufra or dastarkhan which means a round piece of cloth spread on the ground on which food was laid out and around which the guests squatted and the chamcha or spoon formed a common feature.

1999 A. Kaur Singh & R. Kaur Singh Bindhu's Weddings 14 Big Taya-ji's stirring was busy and quick, instead of a chamcha, he used a long stick.

1966 Rec. in Social Case Work (Univ. of Delhi) 94 When he did become serious [about his work] only a small increment was given while other workers who were the stooges of management ('chamchas') and were very inefficient were given more increments.

1983 Times of India 24 June 8/2 I am a chamcha... I draw back the chair for my boss when he wants to sit down..and I light his cigarettes.

1995 S. Kakar Colours of Violence (1996) 99 There were three other men in the room when we began the interview, the obligatory chamchas to amplify his statements whenever he paused for breath.

2000 Dawn (Karachi) 16 Apr. (Mag. section) 3/2 The interesting thing about the photograph is that it is a one-to-one. There were no customary chamchas around.