Cappu, Cappū, Cāppu: 5 definitions
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Cappu means something in Marathi, Hindi, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chappu.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarycappū (चप्पू).—a Wakeful, wary, careful, heedful, mindful, discreet, prudent. 2 Smart, sensible, intelligent;--used of a child.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishcappū (चप्पू).—a Wakeful, wary. Smart, sensible.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryCappū (चप्पू) [Also spelled chappu]:—(nm) an oar.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusCappu (ಚಪ್ಪು):—
1) [verb] to crush or grind with the teeth; to chew; to masticate.
2) [verb] to draw (liquid) into the mouth by creating a vacuum or partial vacuum with the lips, cheeks, and tongue; to suck.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCappu (சப்பு) [capputal] 5 transitive verb probably from carv.
1. To masticate, chew, as betel or tobacco; மெல்லுதல். [melluthal.]
2. To mumble in eating; to munch; குதப்புதல். [kuthapputhal.]
3. [Telugu: tcappariñcu, K. jabbisu, M. cappu.] To sip, suck; உறிஞ்சிக் குடித் தல். [urinchig kudith thal.]
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Cappu (சப்பு) [capputal] 5 intransitive verb cf. carpaṭa. [Urdu: capaṭā.]
1. To be bent, pressed in; to become flat; அதுங்குதல். பாத்திரம் சப்பிவிட்டது. [athunguthal. pathiram sappivittathu.]
2. To be reduced; to subside; சுருங்குதல். வீக்கம் சப்பிவிட்டது. [surunguthal. vikkam sappivittathu.]
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Cappu (சப்பு) noun < English soap. [Telugu: sabbu.] Soap; சவுக்காரம். [savukkaram.] Local usage
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Cāppu (சாப்பு) < Urdu sāf. adjectival
1. Unostentatious, plain; ஆடம்பரமற்ற. அவன் மிகவும் சாப்பா யிருப்பவன். [adambaramarra. avan migavum sappa yiruppavan.]
2. Fair-minded; நேர்மையான. [nermaiyana.] (C. G.) — noun Copy, transcript; நகல். [nagal.] (C. G.)
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Cāppu (சாப்பு) noun < English Shop; கண்ணாடி முதலிய சீமைப்பண்டங்கள் விற்குங் கடை. [kannadi muthaliya simaippandangal virkung kadai.] Colloq.
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Cāppu (சாப்பு) noun < Pondicherry usage chāpa. [Telugu:. cāpu.] Gunlock, the cock of a gun; துப்பாக்கிச் சாப்பு. [thuppakkis sappu.]
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Cappu (சப்பு) noun < Arabic sabab. Cause; காரணம். [karanam.] (P. T. L.)
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Cāppu (சாப்பு) [cāpputal] 5 transitive verb < சோப்பு-. [soppu-.] To strike; அடித்தல். கேவரகைத் தண்டெடுத்துக் கேப்பை யென்று சாப்பினேன் [adithal. kevaragaith thandeduthug keppai yenru sappinen] (நெல்விடுதூது [nelviduthuthu] 416).
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Cappuccavaru, Cappudi, Cappudiya, Cappumanitan, Capputika.
Ends with: Acappu, Icappu, Kacappu, Kan-imai-pacapacappu, Kattakkacappu, Manakkacappu, Mucappu, Nappuccappu, Pacapacappu, Pacappu, Picappu, Poccappu, Pommaivacappu, Vacappu, Vaykkacappu, Velippacappu.
Full-text: Chappu, Cappuccavaru, Cappumanitan, Eruma chappu, Kozhivalan chappu, Adasoge-sappu, Sappu pul, Garagada-sappu, Cappi, Nappuccappu, Cappal, Kadiru-sappu, Hegala-sappu.
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