गफ

Nepali

Etymology

An onomatopoeic word from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑀧𑁆𑀧- (*gappa-). Cognate with Persian گپ (gap), Punjabi ਗੱਪ (gappa) / گپّ (gappa), Bengali গপ (gop), Gujarati ગપ (gap), Hindi गप (gap), Odia ଗପ (gapa), Assamese গপ (gop).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡʌɸ]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: गफ्

Noun

गफ • (gaph)

  1. gossip
  2. chit-chat

References

  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “गफ”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
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