चोपणे

See also: चेपणे

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀘𑁄𑀧𑁆𑀧 (*coppa). Compare Gujarati ચોપવું (copvũ), Nepali चुपी (cupī, “dagger”), चोप्नु (copnu), चोपल्नु (copalnu), Bengali চোপসা (cōpośa), চুপসা (cupośa).

Pronunciation

• (formal) IPA^(key): /t͡sop.ɳe/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /t͡sop.ɳə/

Verb

चोपणे • (ċopṇe) (transitive)

1. to beat, spank

   Synonym: मारणे (mārṇe)

Derived terms

• चोप (ċop, “beating”)

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “चोपणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary‎^[1], New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, page 46
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “चोपणें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 293
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “चोपणें”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*cupp”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 265