chup

noun, verb, adj and 1 more — 4 senses

chup

noun

Etymology Onomatopoeic.

1

A short, loud, and urgent sound, usually of a bird.

The blackbirds and robins and and^([sic]) tits and finches shout at each other, chups and warbles and chirrups that, loosely translated, mean “Fancy a shag?”, “Get OFF my land” or “I’ve got a great big tonker.”2015 April 16, Richard P. Grant, “Sex and the successful fundraiser”, in The Guardian:

chup

verb

Etymology Onomatopoeic.

1

Of a bird To make a short, loud, and urgent sound.

chup

adj

Etymology Borrowed from Hindi चुप (cup, “silent, quiet; keep quiet, shut up”).

1

India, Informal Silent, quiet.

to keep chup
Did the strike-leaders not know this fact? Did the general body of Municipal employees do anything to stop this? Were they not co-operating with the thieves amongst them by keeping chup over it all these years?1949 November 23, “Strike in Calcutta Municipality”, in The Modern Review, volume 86, number 5, Calcutta: The Modern Review Office, Notes, page 341:

chup

intj

Etymology Borrowed from Hindi चुप (cup, “silent, quiet; keep quiet, shut up”).

1

India, Informal Used to request silence: be quiet, shut up!

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