गप
Hindi
editEtymology
editAn 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 (gapa), Assamese গপ (gop).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editगप • (gap) f (Urdu spelling گپ)
Declension
editDeclension 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