English word shampoo comes from Hindi चाँपना, Sanskrit चपयति, and later Hindi चाँपो (Familiar second-person imperative form of चाँपना.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| चाँपना | Hindi (hin) | (transitive) To press, squeeze, to knead. (transitive) to shampoo. (transitive) to thrust in, stuff, cram. |
| चपयति | Sanskrit (san) | |
| चाँपो | Hindi (hin) | Familiar second-person imperative form of चाँपना. |
| shampoo | English (en) | (humorous, slang) Champagne (wine).. A commercial liquid soap product for washing hair or other fibres/fibers, such as carpets.. A traditional Indian and Persian body massage given after pouring warm water over the body and rubbing it with extracts from herbs.. An instance of washing the hair or other fibres with shampoo. (intransitive) To wash one's own hair with shampoo.. (transitive) To [...] |