हप hap
Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.
How to read the transliteration
This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.
| ISO 15919 | On this site |
|---|---|
| c | ch |
| ś | śh |
| ṣ | ṣh |
| r̥ | r̥i |
A few reading pointers:
- ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
- ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
- A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.
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Earlier definition
Definition
The act of suddenly snatching with the mouth and swallowing.
The sound made in swallowing or bolting down; the sound made by a strong and sudden compression of the lips.
Usual translation
- swallowing
Origin of the definition
H هپ हप hap [prob, fr. S. त्र्हप् or ल्हप् 'to sound'; or akin to jhap, q.v.], s.m. The act of suddenly snatching with the mouth and swallowing; — the sound made in swallowing or bolting down; the sound made by a strong and sudden compression of the lips: — hap-jhap, or hap-hap, adv. Gobble-gobble, greedily, quickly, voraciously: — hap-jhap khānā, v.t. To gobble, to bolt, to eat quickly and voraciously: — hap karnā or kar-jānā (-ko), To eat up, to swallow up, to gobble up.
Usage in the murlis
Murlis of the day (and original sakar)
14 occurrences
In 11 on 2386 murlis
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- Saturday 3 April 2021
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- Saturday 7 December 2024