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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesथप्पड़ मारना
Native Script:हिंदी देवनागरी
Pronunciation / Transliteration: thappad marna
"उसने बच्चे को थप्पड़ मारा।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To strike someone, especially a child, with an open hand on the buttocks as a disciplinary measure.
"She threatened to spank him if he continued to throw tantrums in the store."
- 1
A blow or slap administered with an open hand on the buttocks.
"The child received a sharp spank for disobeying his parents."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word spank originated in the late 18th century as an imitative or echoic word, likely of Scandinavian origin, akin to Norwegian spenka meaning to strike or slap. Initially denoting a resounding slap or blow, it evolved specifically to mean striking someone on the buttocks with an open hand, often as a form of corporal punishment.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Spank" is said worldwide
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fesser
Transliteration: fesser
"Il a été fessé pour avoir désobéi."
versohlen
Transliteration: versohlen
"Sie hat das Kind versohlt."
dare uno scapaccione
Transliteration: dare uno scapaccione
"Gli è stato dato un colpo."
azotar
Transliteration: azotar
"Le dieron un azote por portarse mal."
esbofetear
Transliteration: esbofetear
"Ele foi castigado com palmadas."
थप्पड़ मारना
Transliteration: thappad marna
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसने बच्चे को थप्पड़ मारा।"
打屁股
Transliteration: dǎ pìgu
Script: 中文汉字
"他因为淘气被打了屁股。"
엉덩이를 때리다
Transliteration: ongdeongireul ttaerida
Script: 한국어 한글
"아이가 말을 안 들어서 엉덩이를 때렸다."
お尻を叩く
Transliteration: oshiri o tataku
Script: 日本語
"子供が悪いことをしたのでお尻を叩いた。"
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