गप

Hindi

Etymology

An onomatopoeic word from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑀧𑁆𑀧- (*gappa-). Cognate with Persian گپ (gap), Punjabi ਗੱਪ (gappa) / گپّ (gappa), Bengali গপ (gop), Gujarati ગપ (gap), Nepali गफ (gaph), Odia ଗପ (gôpô), Assamese গপ (gop).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡəp/, [ɡɐp]

Noun

गप • (gap) f (Urdu spelling گپ)

1. gossip
2. idle talk
3. talk
4. chit-chat

Declension

Declension of गप (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गप gap	गपें gapẽ
oblique	गप gap	गपों gapõ
vocative	गप gap	गपो gapo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गप”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gappa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press