خرپټ

Meanings

1. powdered medicine that one should lick from the palm of onee’s hand
2. palmful
3. A powder; medicine taken simply, not mixed but dry, in opposition to an electuary; sufficient to lie in the palm of the hand and fill the mouth
4. powder medicine sufficient to lie

Pashto definitions

1. کپه، پوډر، ميده کړې دوائي، سفوف، (افغانستان)
2. کپه، ميده شوې دوا
3. کپه، ميده شوې دوا.

Examples

• خرپټ کول

  to lick powdered medicine from the palm of the hand

Forms

plural

خرپټونهḵẖar-paṯṯūnah

Phrases

• خرپټ کولḵẖar-paṯṯ kawul

  To take medicine or anything dry, as above, by throwing or jerking it into the mouth