चप्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

The origin is uncertain.

Perhaps borrowed from Munda; however, the Munda derivations found in literature are based on an interpretation of चप् as originally meaning "to grind down", while "to soothe" seems to be the original meaning.

Not related to Vedic Sanskrit चप्य (capya, a kind of sacrificial vessel).

Pronunciation

Root

चप् • (cap)

  1. to soothe; to caress; to console
  2. to knead; to pound
  3. to cheat

Derived terms

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “चप्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 388/1.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 179
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1956) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 373
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