चुप

See also: चाप and चाँपो

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀘𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧 (*cuppa, “silent”), perhaps of onomatopoeic origin.

Adjective

चुप • (cup) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling چپ)

  1. silent, quiet
  2. still

Interjection

चुप • (cup) (Urdu spelling چپ)

  1. keep quiet, shush
  2. 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

  • → Gulf Arabic: چب (chab)
  • Mauritian Creole: chup

References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cuppa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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