त्रप्

Sanskrit

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *trep- (to turn, bow the head (in shame)).

Cognates include Latin turpis (foul, base) whence English turpitude, Latin trepidus (nervous, agitated) whence English intrepid.

Pronunciation

Root

त्रप् • (trap)

  1. to be ashamed or abashed
  2. to be busy
  3. to make perplexed or ashamed

References

  • Otto Böhtlingk, Richard Schmidt (1879-1928) “त्रप्”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016