તરાપો

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀢𑀧𑁆𑀧 (tappa​), from Sanskrit *तर्प (tarpa). According to folk etymology, compound of Classical Persian تر (tar) +‎ آب (āb), literally “wet water”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ɾɑ.pɔ/, /ˈt̪ə.ɾɑ.pɔ/
• Rhymes: -ɔ

Noun

તરાપો • (tarāpo) m

1. craft, float, raft

Descendants

• → Marathi: तराफा (tarāphā)

Further reading

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