चपेट

चपेट

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit चपेट (capeṭa), borrowed from Dravidian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃə.peːʈ/

Noun

चपेट • (capeṭ) m

1. slap; hit, blow

   Synonyms: तमाचा (tamācā), थप्पड़ (thappaṛ)

2. (figuratively) attack; in the midst of danger

   अचानक वह शेर के चपेट में आ गया।

   acānak vah śer ke capeṭ mẽ ā gayā.

   Sudden he was under attack by a tiger.

   Synonyms: हमला (hamlā), आक्रमण (ākramaṇ)

Declension

Declension of चपेट
	Singular	Plural
Direct	चपेट (capeṭ)	चपेट (capeṭ)
Oblique	चपेट (capeṭ)	चपेटों (capeṭõ)
Vocative	चपेट (capeṭ)	चपेटो (capeṭo)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “चपेट”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 298