छप्पर
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Hindi[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- छपर (chapar) — a variant used in some compound words
- छपरा (chaprā)
- छपरी (chaprī)
- छप्पड़ (chappaṛ) — incorrect
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Sanskrit छत्त्वर (chattvará). Cognate with Punjabi ਛਪੱਰ (chaparra), Nepali छाप्रो (chāpro), Bengali ছাপর (chapor), Odia ଛପର (chôpôrô), Bihari छप्पर and Gujarati છાપરું (chāprũ). Doublet of छत्तर (chattar).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
छप्पर • (chappar) m (Urdu spelling چَھپَّر)
- a sloping thatch, a thatched roof
- a thatched building, a shed, a hut
- (figurative) a heavy burden
- a small pit or pond in which water gathers during the rains (clarification of this definition is needed)
Declension[edit]
Declension of छप्पर (masc cons-stem)
Derived terms[edit]
- छप्पर टूट पड़ना (chappar ṭūṭ paṛnā)
- छप्पर पर फूस न होना (chappar par phūs na honā)
- छप्पर पर रखना (chappar par rakhnā)
- छप्पर फाड़कर देना (chappar phāṛkar denā)
- छप्पर रखना (chappar rakhnā)
- छप्परबंद (chapparband)
References[edit]
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “छप्पर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “छप्पर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Platts, John T. (1884) “छप्पर”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- “छप्पर”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.