চ্যাপটা

Bengali

Alternative forms

• চ্যাপ্টা (cêpṭa)

Etymology

Compare Sanskrit চর্পট (carpaṭa, “lying flat”) and Sanskrit চিপিট (cipiṭa, “flattened”). Doublet of চেপটা (cepṭa).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃæpʈa/, [ˈt͡ʃæpʈaˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /tɕɛpta/, [ˈtɕɛptaˑ]

Adjective

চ্যাপটা • (cêpṭa) (comparative আরও চ্যাপটা, superlative সবচেয়ে চ্যাপটা)

1. flat, flattened
2. (nose) snub

Derived terms

• চ্যাপ্টাকৃমি (cêpṭakrimi)
• চ্যাপ্টামাথা (cêpṭamatha)

 

See also

• চেপটা (cepṭa)

References

• Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “চ্যাপটা”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]