છાપવું

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀙𑀧𑁆𑀧𑁆 (*chapp). See there for more. Cognate to Bengali ছাপা (chapa), Hindustani چھاپنا / छापना (chāpnā), Odia ଚାପିବା (cāpibā), Punjabi چھُپنا (chupnā) / ਛੁਪਣਾ (chupṇā), and Sindhi ڇَپَڻُ (chapaṇu)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃʰɑp.ʋũ/
• Rhymes: -ɑp.ʋũ
• Hyphenation: છાપ‧વું

Verb

છાપવું • (chāpvũ) (transitive)

1. to print (especially of newspapers)
2. to impress, mark, stamp

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “chapp”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press