चमू

Hindi

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit चमू (camū́).

चमू • (camū) f (Urdu spelling چَمُو)

(rare, formal) an army
an army or division of an army (129 elephants, as many cars, 2187 horse, and 3645 foot)

Declension of चमू (fem ū-stem)

Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “चमू”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
Platts, John T. (1884) “चमू”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Compare चमस (camasa) and the root चम् (cam, “to drink”).[1]

चमू • (camū́) stem, f

a vessel or part (two or more in number) of the reservoir into which the soma is poured
the two great receptacles of all living beings, heaven and earth (always used in the dual form)
a coffin
an army or division of an army (129 elephants, as many cars, 2187 horse, and 3645 foot)

Feminine ū-stem declension of चमू (camū́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	चमूः camū́ḥ	चम्वौ / चमू¹ camvaù / camū́¹	चम्वः / चमूः¹ camvàḥ / camū́ḥ¹
Vocative	चमु cámu	चम्वौ / चमू¹ cámvau / cámū¹	चम्वः / चमूः¹ cámvaḥ / cámūḥ¹
Accusative	चमूम् camū́m	चम्वौ / चमू¹ camvaù / camū́¹	चमूः camū́ḥ
Instrumental	चम्वा camvā́	चमूभ्याम् camū́bhyām	चमूभिः camū́bhiḥ
Dative	चम्वै camvaí	चमूभ्याम् camū́bhyām	चमूभ्यः camū́bhyaḥ
Ablative	चम्वाः / चम्वै² camvā́ḥ / camvaí²	चमूभ्याम् camū́bhyām	चमूभ्यः camū́bhyaḥ
Genitive	चम्वाः / चम्वै² camvā́ḥ / camvaí²	चम्वोः camvóḥ	चमूनाम् camū́nām
Locative	चम्वाम् camvā́m	चम्वोः camvóḥ	चमूषु camū́ṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992–2001) “camū́-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 530