चपेट

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit चपेट (capeṭa), borrowed from Dravidian.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃə.peːʈ/

Noun

चपेट • (capeṭ) m

slap; hit, blow
Synonyms: तमाचा (tamācā), थप्पड़ (thappaṛ)
(figuratively) attack; in the midst of danger
अचानक वह शेर के चपेट में आ गया।
acānak vah śer ke capeṭ mẽ ā gayā.
Sudden he was under attack by a tiger.

Synonyms: हमला (hamlā), आक्रमण (ākramaṇ)

Declension

Declension of चपेट
	Singular	Plural
Direct	चपेट (capeṭ)	चपेट (capeṭ)
Oblique	चपेट (capeṭ)	चपेटों (capeṭõ)
Vocative	चपेट (capeṭ)	चपेटो (capeṭo)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “चपेट”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 298

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