चपरास

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian چَپْرَاسْت (čaprāst, “a silk but­ton; a buckle, breastplate, badge; unsteadiness (a turning from left to right and vice versa)”).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃəp.ɾɑːs/, [t͡ʃɐp.ɾäːs]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːs
  • Hyphenation: चप‧रास

Noun

चपरास • (caprās) f (Urdu spelling چپراس)

  1. metal badge or plate (worn as identification by messengers or orderlies)
  2. belt clasp, buckle

Declension

Declension of चपरास (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct चपरास
caprās 		चपरासें
caprāsẽ
oblique चपरास
caprās 		चपरासों
caprāsõ
vocative चपरास
caprās 		चपरासो
caprāso

References

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