भाप

Bhojpuri

Etymology

From Sanskrit वाष्प (vāṣpa).

Noun

भाप (bhāp) f (Kaithi 𑂦𑂰𑂣)

1. water vapor, steam

Hindi

Alternative forms

• बाफ (bāph), भाफ (bhāph) — obsolete

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀩𑀧𑁆𑀨 (bappha), from Sanskrit वाष्प (vāṣpa). Doublet of वाष्प (vāṣp).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bʱɑːp/, [bʱäːp]

Noun

भाप • (bhāp) m (Urdu spelling بھاپ)

1. steam, water vapour
   • 1882, Lakṣmīśaṇkar Miśra, Padārthvigyānviṭap‎^[1]:

     भाफ के ज़ोर से कैसी अच्छी तरह से रेल गाड़ी और धुआंकश चलते हैं।

     bhāph ke zor se kaisī acchī tarah se rel gāṛī aur dhuāṅkaś calte ha͠i.

     How wonderfully do trains and chimneys run through the power of steam.

2. vapour, gas

Declension

Declension of भाप (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भाप bhāp	भाप bhāp
oblique	भाप bhāp	भापों bhāpõ
vocative	भाप bhāp	भापो bhāpo