चपत
Hindi
Etymology
Perhaps from Sanskrit चर्पट (carpaṭa) or चपट (capaṭa) undergoing dentalization. Both are borrowed from Dravidian.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃə.pət̪/
Noun
चपत • (capat) f
- slap, smack
- Synonyms: थप्पड़ (thappaṛ), चाँटा (cā̃ṭā), तमाचा (tamācā)
Declension
| Declension of चपत | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Direct | चपत (capat) | चपतें (captẽ) |
| Oblique | चपत (capat) | चपतों (captõ) |
| Vocative | चपत (capat) | चपतो (capto) |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “चपत”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “carpa (4696)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “capēṭa (4673)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press