Word Meaning
चुमाग़
chumāgh
hinoun
Meaning
A heavy mace, club, cudgel, or bludgeon.
Detailed Meaning
In Persian and classical Urdu, 'chumāgh' refers to a heavy cudgel, club, or iron-headed mace. In the couplet, it is invoked alongside 'chob-kārī' (caning or beating with sticks) to satirize the stern, hypocritical Shaikh stepping out aggressively with a bludgeon in hand.
Etymology
Persian (borrowed from Turkic 'çomak', meaning a wooden club or bludgeon; also spelled چماق/chumāq).
Usage
Commonly used in satirical Urdu poetry to mock the belligerent, censorious posture of the Shaikh or ascetic.
Examples
brandishing a chumāgh in anger
fallen beneath the blow of a chumāgh
Synonyms
गुर्ज़सोंटागदाडंडा
Related Words
चोबचोब-कारीअसाहरबा