चपत

Hindi

Etymology

Perhaps from Sanskrit चर्पट (carpaṭa) or चपट (capaṭa) undergoing dentalization. Both are borrowed from Dravidian.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃə.pət̪/, [t͡ʃɐ.pɐt̪]

Noun

चपत • (capat) f

1. slap, smack

   Synonyms: थप्पड़ (thappaṛ), चाँटा (cā̃ṭā), तमाचा (tamācā)

References

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