"chup" meaning in English

See chup in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more chup [comparative], most chup [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi चुप (cup, “silent, quiet; keep quiet, shut up”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|hi|चुप|t=silent, quiet; keep quiet, shut up}} Borrowed from Hindi चुप (cup, “silent, quiet; keep quiet, shut up”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} chup (comparative more chup, superlative most chup)
  1. (informal, India) Silent, quiet. Tags: India, informal
    Sense id: en-chup-en-adj-UqJfDX9d Categories (other): English terms with collocations, Indian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Interjection

Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi चुप (cup, “silent, quiet; keep quiet, shut up”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|hi|चुप|t=silent, quiet; keep quiet, shut up}} Borrowed from Hindi चुप (cup, “silent, quiet; keep quiet, shut up”) Head templates: {{en-interj}} chup
  1. (informal, India) Used to request silence: be quiet, shut up! Tags: India, informal
    Sense id: en-chup-en-intj-PeqvVAIx Categories (other): Indian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 57 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 27 44 1 1 10 17 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 51 1 1 7 11 0 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: chups [plural]
Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeia|en}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{en-noun}} chup (plural chups)
  1. A short, loud, and urgent sound, usually of a bird. Categories (topical): Animal sounds
    Sense id: en-chup-en-noun-YOSau3cj Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: chups [present, singular, third-person], chupping [participle, present], chupped [participle, past], chupped [past]
Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeia|en}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{en-verb}} chup (third-person singular simple present chups, present participle chupping, simple past and past participle chupped)
  1. (intransitive, of a bird) To make a short, loud, and urgent sound. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Animal sounds
    Sense id: en-chup-en-verb-2BX-UPpl Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 48 52 Categories (other): English onomatopoeias Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 27 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

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