अटपटा
Hindi
Etymology
From अटपट (aṭpaṭ, “nonsense”) + -आ (-ā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /əʈ.pə.ʈɑː/, [ɐʈ.pɐ.ʈäː]
Adjective
अटपटा • (aṭpaṭā) (Urdu spelling اَٹْپَتا)
- in great contrast with normalcy or coherency: ludicrous, awkward, clumsy, perverse
- Synonyms: ऊटपटाँग (ūṭapṭāṅg), अटपट (aṭpaṭ)
Declension
| masculine | feminine | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| direct | अटपटा aṭpaṭā |
अटपटे aṭpaṭe |
अटपटी aṭpaṭī |
अटपटी aṭpaṭī |
| oblique | अटपटे aṭpaṭe |
अटपटे aṭpaṭe |
अटपटी aṭpaṭī |
अटपटी aṭpaṭī |
| vocative | अटपटे aṭpaṭe |
अटपटे aṭpaṭe |
अटपटी aṭpaṭī |
अटपटी aṭpaṭī |
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.