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): /tʃæpʈa/, [ˈtʃæpʈaˑ]
  • (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

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