Hindi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀣𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀤𑀺 (*thappadi), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀣𑀧𑀢𑀺 (*thapati).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t̪ʰɑːp.nɑː/, [t̪ʰäːp.näː]

Verb

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थापना (thāpnā) (transitive, Urdu spelling تھاپنا)

  1. to pat, smack, beat
    1. to pat cakes of cow dung (उपला (uplā)) for fuel
  2. to stamp, seal
  3. to plaster

Conjugation

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