गप
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
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), Odia ଗପ (gôpô), Assamese গপ (gop).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
गप • (gap) f (Urdu spelling گپ)
Declension edit
Declension of गप (fem cons-stem)
References edit
- 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