چپ
Baluchi
Adjective
چپ • (capp)
Antonyms
- راست (rást)
Persian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Indo-European *kep- (“to bend, curve”), a possibly dialectal combination of Proto-Indo-European *kh₂emp- (“to bend, curve”) + *(s)kamb- (“crooked”) (compare Latin cambiō (“to exchange”), whence English change), the latter (*(s)kamb-) which may be of the same origin as the former (*kh₂emp-). Cognate with Sanskrit चाप (cāpa, “bow, arc”), Sanskrit चपल (capala, “trembling, unsteady, wavering”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃap/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰäp]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰæp]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰäp]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | čap |
| Dari reading? | čap |
| Iranian reading? | čap |
| Tajik reading? | čap |
Adjective
| Dari | چپ |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | чап |
چپ • (čap)
Derived terms
- چپراست (čap-râst)
- چپگرا (čap-garâ)
- چپگرایی (čap-garâyi)
Related terms
- چپه (čape)
Etymology 2
Likely onomatopoeic.[2] Akin to Pashto چپ, and Hindustani چُپ (cup) / चुप (cup).
Pronunciation
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰʊp]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Dari reading? | čup |
Adjective
چپ • (čup)
Interjection
چپ • (čup)
Derived terms
verbs
Further reading
- Bulkin, Carleton (2012) “چپ”, in Dari-English/English-Dari practical dictionary, 2nd edition, New York: Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, →LCCN
- “چپ”, in The Wilson English - Dari Dictionary (Webonary), SIL International, 2013
References
- ^ Rastorgujeva, V. S., Edelʹman, D. I. (2003) “*²čap-, *čamp-”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume 2, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 226
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cuppa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Urdu
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /t͡ʃʊp/
- Rhymes: -ʊp
Adjective
چپ • (cup) (Hindi spelling चुप)