चुप्पी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Punjabi [Term?] (whence ਚੁੱਪ (cuppa, “silence”)), ultimately derived from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀘𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧 (*cuppa). Compare चुप (cup) and चुपना (cupnā).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃʊp.piː/, [t͡ʃʊp̚.piː]

Noun

चुप्पी • (cuppī) f (Urdu spelling چُپِّی)

  1. silence, quietness, noiselessness
    Synonyms: मौन (maun), ख़ामोशी (xāmośī)

Declension

Declension of चुप्पी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct चुप्पी
cuppī 		चुप्पियाँ
cuppiyā̃
oblique चुप्पी
cuppī 		चुप्पियों
cuppiyõ
vocative चुप्पी
cuppī 		चुप्पियो
cuppiyo

References

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