धप्पा
Hindi
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editInherited from Prakrit *𑀥𑀧𑁆𑀧 (*dhappa).[1]
Noun
editधप्पा • (dhappā) m
- a slap on the back
- slap made with simultaneous utterance of the word on the back of seeker in hide and seek by a hider
- blow, loss, damage
Derived terms
edit- धप्पा करना (dhappā karnā)
- धप्पा मारना (dhappā mārnā)
- धप्पा लगना (dhappā lagnā)
Etymology 2
editNoun
editधप्पा • (dhappā) m
References
edit- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*dhapp”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “धप्पा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press