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चुप

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀘𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧 (*cuppa, silent), perhaps of onomatopoeic origin.

Adjective

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चुप (cup) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling چپ)

  1. silent, quiet
  2. still

Interjection

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चुप (cup) (Urdu spelling چپ)

  1. keep quiet, shush
  2. shut up

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Gulf Arabic: چب (chab)
  • Mauritian Creole: chup

References

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  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cuppa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press