Hindi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit *त्रपति (trapati) ~ *तर्पति (tarpati), from the root त्रप् (trap, to feel; to leap). Cognate with Punjabi ਟੱਪਣਾ (ṭappaṇā) / ٹَپَّݨا (ṭappaṇā), Sindhi ٽرَپَڻُ (ṭrapaṇu) / ट्रपणु (ṭrapaṇu), Saraiki ترَپَّݨ (trappaṇ), Nepali टप्नु (ṭapnu), Gujarati ટપવું (ṭapvũ), Marathi टाप (ṭāp, fretting), Odia ଟପିବା (ṭôpiba, to leap over, surpass), Bengali টপকানো (ṭopkanō, to leap over).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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टापना (ṭāpnā) (ambitransitive)

  1. (intransitive) to stamp, pound one's feet
    Synonym: खूँदना (khū̃dnā)
  2. (transitive) to leap over, hurdle

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