कुप्पा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Punjabi ਕੁੱਪਾ (kuppā), ultimately related to Sanskrit कूप (kūpa, “leather oil vessel”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /kʊp.pɑː/, [kʊp̚.päː]

Noun

कुप्पा • (kuppā) m (Urdu spelling کُپّا)

1. a large leather container for oil or ghee
2. (slang, derogatory) a portly person

Declension

Declension of कुप्पा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कुप्पा kuppā	कुप्पे kuppe
oblique	कुप्पे kuppe	कुप्पों kuppõ
vocative	कुप्पे kuppe	कुप्पो kuppo

Derived terms

• कुप्पी (kuppī, “small flask”)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “कुप्पा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kūpa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press