त्रपु

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit त्रपु (trapu).

Noun

त्रपु • (trapu) m (Urdu spelling ترپو)

  1. tin

Declension

Synonyms

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Probably from an unattested *तृपु (tṛpu), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *trap-u (lightweight, unsteady), owing to tin's ductile nature (compare Persian سبک (sabok, lightweight, flimsy)), from Proto-Indo-European *trep- (to turn, bow the head (in shame), tremble), and connected with the root त्रप् (trap, to be ashamed or abashed), Latin trepidus (nervous, perilous), and Lithuanian trapùs (brittle, delicate). Arguments for a substrate origin are less likely due to the word's Vedic presence.

Pronunciation

Noun

त्रपु • (trapu) stem, n

  1. tin
    Synonym: कस्तीर (kastīra)

Declension

Neuter u-stem declension of त्रपु (trapu)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative त्रपु
trapu
त्रपुणी
trapuṇī
त्रपू / त्रपु / त्रपूणि¹
trapū / trapu / trapūṇi¹
Vocative त्रपु / त्रपो
trapu / trapo
त्रपुणी
trapuṇī
त्रपू / त्रपु / त्रपूणि¹
trapū / trapu / trapūṇi¹
Accusative त्रपु
trapu
त्रपुणी
trapuṇī
त्रपू / त्रपु / त्रपूणि¹
trapū / trapu / trapūṇi¹
Instrumental त्रपुणा / त्रप्वा²
trapuṇā / trapvā²
त्रपुभ्याम्
trapubhyām
त्रपुभिः
trapubhiḥ
Dative त्रपवे / त्रप्वे³
trapave / trapve³
त्रपुभ्याम्
trapubhyām
त्रपुभ्यः
trapubhyaḥ
Ablative त्रपोः / त्रपुणः¹ / त्रप्वः³
trapoḥ / trapuṇaḥ¹ / trapvaḥ³
त्रपुभ्याम्
trapubhyām
त्रपुभ्यः
trapubhyaḥ
Genitive त्रपोः / त्रपुणः¹ / त्रप्वः³
trapoḥ / trapuṇaḥ¹ / trapvaḥ³
त्रपुणोः
trapuṇoḥ
त्रपूणाम्
trapūṇām
Locative त्रपुणि
trapuṇi
त्रपुणोः
trapuṇoḥ
त्रपुषु
trapuṣu
Notes
  • ¹Later Sanskrit
  • ²Vedic
  • ³Less common

References

  • Monier Williams (1899), त्रपु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 457/1.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 675
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