थप्पड़

Hindi

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-Aryan *thappaḍa. Compare Bhojpuri थपरा (thapᵊrā), Marathi थापड (thāpaḍ), Punjabi ਥੱਪੜ (thappaṛ).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t̪ʰəp.pəɽ/, [t̪ʰɐp̚.pɐɽ]

Noun

थप्पड़ • (thappaṛ) m (Urdu spelling تھپڑ)

1. slap, strike (a blow given with the open hand)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “thapp”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “थप्पड़”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha