Paap: 2 definitions

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Paap means something in Hindi. 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.

Ambiguity: Although Paap has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Papa.

Languages of India and abroad

Hindi dictionary

Paap in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) a sin, vice; evil; evil deed; —[karma] sin, sinful deed; ~[karma] a sinner; ~[ghna/nashaka/nashi] countering a sin, destroying (the effect of) a sin; ~[drishti] sinful eye; greedy eye; ~[buddhi] sinful, villainous, depraved; sinning mentality; ~[maya] abounding in sins, sinful; sinning; ~[mukta] free from sins, liberated from sins; unsinning; ~[mocana] liberation/riddance from sins; —[udaya hona] committed sins, to bring forth their evil results; to get the return for accumulated sins; —[katana] to get rid of sins/evil or unwarranted man or job etc; a botheration to come to an end; —[kamana/batorana] to commit sinful acts, to accumulate sins (which are bound to have their repercussions in due course); —[ka ghada bharana] (one’s) sinful deeds to reach the extremity, the vessel of sins to be full to the brim, he that swims in sins sinks in sorrow; —[ki gathari] the burden of one’s sins; —[mola lena] to knowingly own a botheration or commit sinful acts; —[lagana] to earn sins, to load oneself with the commission of sinful acts..—paap (पाप) is alternatively transliterated as Pāpa.

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary
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Nepali dictionary

Paap is another spelling for पाप [pāpa].—n. 1. evil; sin; misfortune; including both natural evil; synonym of adharma; 2. guilt; fault; 3. evil intention; 4. violence; shock;

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary
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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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