छपरी

Hindi

Etymology

From older छप्परी (chapparī), from छप्पर (chappar) + -ई (-ī). Sense 2 is derived from Sense 1.

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃʰəp.ɾiː/, [t͡ʃʰɐp.ɾiː]

Noun

छपरी • (chaprī) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling چھپری)

  1. Chhapri, the name of a caste in India
  2. (Internet slang, TikTok, derogatory) a chapri; a South Asian person, usually of lower-class background, who tries to copy modern fashion trends

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Declension of छपरी (masc ī-stem)
singular plural
direct छपरी
chaprī 		छपरी
chaprī
oblique छपरी
chaprī 		छपरियों
chapriyõ
vocative छपरी
chaprī 		छपरियो
chapriyo
Declension of छपरी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct छपरी
chaprī 		छपरियाँ
chapriyā̃
oblique छपरी
chaprī 		छपरियों
chapriyõ
vocative छपरी
chaprī 		छपरियो
chapriyo

Descendants

  • → English: chapri, chhapri, chhappri, chappri, Chhapri
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