साँप

See also: साप

Hindi

साँप

Etymology

Variant of साप (sāp) with spontaneous nasalization, from Prakrit सप्प (sappa), from Sanskrit सर्प (sarpá). Doublet of सर्प (sarp), a tatsama.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /sɑ̃ːp/, [sä̃ːp]

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Noun

साँप • (sā̃p) m (Urdu spelling سانپ)

1. snake

   Synonyms: नाग (nāg), सर्प (sarp)

Declension

Declension of साँप (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	साँप sā̃p	साँप sā̃p
oblique	साँप sā̃p	साँपों sā̃põ
vocative	साँप sā̃p	साँपो sā̃po

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “साँप”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 5046
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “साँप”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 796
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “साँप”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 1000
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “साँप”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 648.

Nepali

Alternative forms

• साप (sāp)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit सर्प (sarpa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sä̃p]
• Phonetic Devanagari: साँप्

Noun

साँप • (sā̃p)

1. snake