गप
Hindi
Etymology
An onomatopoeic word from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑀧𑁆𑀧- (*gappa-). Cognate with Persian گپ (gap), Punjabi ਗੱਪ (gappa) / گپّ (gappa), Bengali গপ (gop), Gujarati ગપ (gap), Nepali गफ (gaph), Oriya ଗପ (gôpô), Assamese গপ (gop).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡəp/
Declension
Declension of गप (fem cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | गप gap |
गपें gapẽ |
| oblique | गप gap |
गपों gapõ |
| vocative | गप gap |
गपो gapo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “गप”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “gappa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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