छप्पर

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • छपर (chapar) — a variant used in some compound words
  • छपरा (chaprā)
  • छपरी (chaprī)
  • छप्पड़ (chappaṛ) — incorrect

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit छत्त्वर (chattvará). Cognate with Punjabi ਛਪੱਰ (chaparra), Nepali छाप्रो (chāpro), Bengali ছাপর (chapor), Odia ଛପର (chapara), Bihari छप्पर and Gujarati છાપરું (chāprũ). Doublet of छत्तर (chattar).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃʰəp.pəɾ/, [t͡ʃʰɐp̚.pɐɾ]
  • Rhymes: -əp.pəɾ
  • Hyphenation: छप्‧पर

Noun

छप्पर • (chappar) m (Urdu spelling چَھپَّر)

  1. a sloping thatch, a thatched roof
    Synonyms: छाजन (chājan), छान (chān)
  2. a thatched building, a shed, a hut
  3. (figurative) a heavy burden
  4. a small pit or pond in which water gathers during the rains (clarification of this definition is needed)
    Synonyms: डाबर (ḍābar), तलैया (talaiyā), पोखर (pokhar)

Declension

Declension of छप्पर (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct छप्पर
chappar 		छप्पर
chappar
oblique छप्पर
chappar 		छप्परों
chapparõ
vocative छप्पर
chappar 		छप्परो
chapparo

Derived terms

  • छप्पर टूट पड़ना (chappar ṭūṭ paṛnā)
  • छप्पर पर फूस न होना (chappar par phūs na honā)
  • छप्पर पर रखना (chappar par rakhnā)
  • छप्पर फाड़कर देना (chappar phāṛkar denā)
  • छप्पर रखना (chappar rakhnā)
  • छप्परबंद (chapparband)

References

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