ਚੱਪਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀘𑀧𑁆𑀧𑁆 (capp). Doublet of ਚਪਟਾ (capṭā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃəpːaː]

Noun

ਚੱਪਾ • (cappā) m (Shahmukhi spelling چَپّا)

1. breadth of four fingers

Declension

Declension of ਚੱਪਾ
dir. sg.	ਚੱਪਾ (cappā)
dir. pl.	ਚੱਪੇ (cappe)
	singular	plural
direct	ਚੱਪਾ (cappā)	ਚੱਪੇ (cappe)
oblique	ਚੱਪੇ (cappe)	ਚੱਪਿਆਂ (cappiā̃)
vocative	ਚੱਪਿਆ (cappiā)	ਚੱਪਿਓ (cappio)
ablative	ਚੱਪਿਓਂ (cappiõ)	—
locative	ਚੱਪੇ (cappe)	—
instrumental	ਚੱਪੇ (cappe)	—

References

• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਚੱਪਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.