धप्पा

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Hindi[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀥𑀧𑁆𑀧 (*dhappa).[1]

Noun[edit]

धप्पा (dhappām

  1. a slap on the back
    1. slap made with simultaneous utterance of the word on the back of seeker in hide and seek by a hider
  2. blow, loss, damage
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

धप्पा (dhappām

  1. (regional) Alternative form of धाप (dhāp): distance, range, space, etc.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*dhapp”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press