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Shahmukhi : چھمک

Parts Of Speech : noun, feminine

Meaning in English

flexible shoot or twig; switch, rod, ferule, cane, stick
Source: Punjabi Dictionary

CHHAMAK

Meaning in English2

s. f, stick; a rod; a twig of a tree; a switch for driving animals;—(M.) An advance of cash by a land-owner to a farm-servant (ráhak) when he enters service. The chhamak remains with the servant during service, and is refunded when he leaves his master:—uchchí qorí patlí chhamak jaiṇdí chel. Tall, fair, and slight. with a waist like a rod.—Story of Sahibáṇ and Mirzá.
Source:THE PANJABI DICTIONARY-Bhai Maya Singh