ਚੱਪਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀘𑀧𑁆𑀧𑁆 (capp). Doublet of ਚਪਟਾ (capṭā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ʃəpːaː]

Noun

ਚੱਪਾ • (cappām (Shahmukhi spelling چَپّا)

  1. breadth of four fingers

Declension

Declension of ਚੱਪਾ
singular plural
direct ਚੱਪਾ (cappā) ਚੱਪੇ (cappe)
oblique ਚੱਪੇ (cappe) ਚੱਪਿਆਂ (cappiā̃)
vocative ਚੱਪਿਆ (cappiā) ਚੱਪਿਓ (cappio)
ablative ਚੱਪਿਓਂ (cappiõ)
locative ਚੱਪੇ (cappe)
instrumental ਚੱਪੇ (cappe)

References

  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਚੱਪਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.