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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀘𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧 (*cuppa, “silent”), perhaps of onomatopoeic origin.
Adjective
चुप • (cup) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling چپ)
- silent, quiet
- still
Interjection
चुप • (cup) (Urdu spelling چپ)
- keep quiet, shush
- shut up
Derived terms
- गुपचुप (gupcup, “secretly, furtively”)
- चुप करना (cup karnā, “to silence”)
- चुप बनाना (cup banānā, “to shush, silence”)
- चुप रहना (cup rahnā, “to be quiet”)
- चुपकी (cupkī, “silence”)
- चुपके (cupke, “silently”)
- चुपचाप (cupcāp, “secretly, continuously silent”)
- चुपचुपाना (cupcupānā, “to be very silent”)
- चुपना (cupnā, “to be quiet”)
Descendants
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cuppa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press