लैपटॉप
laipṭŏp
The Hindi word for laptop is लैपटॉप (laipṭŏp).
Meaning: computing: a laptop computer (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation is laipṭŏp.
Did you know?
- In Hindi, the word for 'lap' is गोद, but this refers to the area where a parent holds a child, making the literal translation of 'laptop' sound strangely domestic.
- The word संगणक used in the formal term for laptop comes from the root 'ganana' meaning 'counting' or 'calculating'.
- In India, the phrase 'my system is hanging' is a common way to say a लैपटॉप has frozen, blending English and Hindi grammar.
Examples in context
- यह लैपटॉप कंप्यूटर बहुत पतला है।This laptop computer is very thin.Tatoeba #3665695 by sabretou, translation #682180 by Source_VOA
- मेरे पास एक लैपटॉप है।I have a laptop.
- तेरे पास एक लैपटॉप है?Do you have a laptop?
- मेरा लैपटॉप मेज़ पर है।merā lapṭop mez par hai.My laptop is on the table.
- क्या यह नया लैपटॉप अच्छा है?kyā yah nayā lapṭop achhā hai?Is this new laptop good?
Example conversation
Amit and Anjali are in their living room.
- अमित Amitअंजलि, क्या आपने मेरा लैपटॉप देखा है?anjali, kyā āpne merā lapṭop dekhā hai?Anjali, have you seen my laptop?
- अंजलि Anjaliनहीं, अमित, मैंने नहीं देखा।nahīñ, amit, maine nahīñ dekhā.No, Amit, I haven't seen it.
- अमित Amitशायद वह सोफे के पास है।shāyad vah sofē kē pās hai.Maybe it is near the sofa.
- अंजलि Anjaliहाँ, यह रहा!hāñ, yeh rahā!Yes, here it is!
Sources
- Wiktionary, “laptop” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
