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Hindi
Etymology
From अटपट (aṭpaṭ, “nonsense”) + -आ (-ā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /əʈ.pə.ʈɑː/,
Adjective
अटपटा • (aṭpaṭā) (Urdu spelling اَٹْپَتا)
- in great contrast with normalcy or coherency: ludicrous, awkward, clumsy, perverse
- Synonyms: ऊटपटाँग (ūṭapṭāṅg), अटपट (aṭpaṭ)
Declension
Declension of अटपटा (ā-stem)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अटपटा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “अटपटा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.