धाप

See also: धूप

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘠𑘰𑘢 (dhāpa) (compare 𑘠𑘲𑘢 (dhīpa)), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀥𑀧𑁆𑀧 (*dhappa, “slap, drive”). Compare Gujarati ધપ્પો (dhappo), ધપવું (dhapvũ), Hindustani دَھپّا (dhappā) / धप्पा (dhappā), دھاپْنا (dhāpnā) / धापना (dhāpnā), Punjabi ਧੱਪਾ (dhappā) / دھپّا (dhppā), Nepali धाप (dhāp), धापिनु (dhāpinu), Odia ଧାପ (dhapô), Bengali ধাপ (dhap).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ʱap/

Noun

धाप • (dhāp) f

1. shortness of breath, gasp

Derived terms

• धाप लागणे (dhāp lāgṇe), धापा टाकणे (dhāpā ṭākṇe, “to pant”)

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine, “धाप”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 73.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “धाप”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “धाप-पा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*dhapp”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 384