गफ

Nepali

Etymology

An onomatopoeic word from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑀧𑁆𑀧- (*gappa-). Cognate with Persian گپ (gap), Punjabi ਗੱਪ (gappa) / گپّ (gappa), Bengali গপ (gop), Gujarati ગપ (gap), Hindi गप (gap), Odia ଗପ (gapa), Assamese গপ (gop).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡʌɸ]
• Phonetic Devanagari: गफ्

Noun

गफ • (gaph)

1. gossip
2. chit-chat

References

• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “गफ”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar