चुप्पी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Punjabi [Term?] (whence ਚੁੱਪ (cuppa, “silence”)), ultimately derived from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀘𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧 (*cuppa). Compare चुप (cup) and चुपना (cupnā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʊp.piː/, [t͡ʃʊp̚.piː]

Noun

चुप्पी • (cuppī) f (Urdu spelling چُپِّی)

1. silence, quietness, noiselessness

   Synonyms: मौन (maun), ख़ामोशी (xāmośī)

Declension

Declension of चुप्पी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	चुप्पी cuppī	चुप्पियाँ cuppiyā̃
oblique	चुप्पी cuppī	चुप्पियों cuppiyõ
vocative	चुप्पी cuppī	चुप्पियो cuppiyo

References

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