Tapta

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noun

An imaginary creature, in Meitei folklore, described by a mother to frighten her child to stop crying, which was misunderstood by a tiger for a man, who mistakenly mount on the very tiger, mistaking it as a horse, thereby resulting in a panicking situation for both the thief and the tiger.

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Meanings

nounTapta (plural Taptas)

plural Taptas

  1. An imaginary creature, in Meitei folklore, described by a mother to frighten her child to stop crying, which was misunderstood by a tiger for a man, who mistakenly mount on the very tiger, mistaking it as a horse, thereby resulting in a panicking situation for both the thief and the tiger.

Origin

From the Meitei language words, "tap" (the sound of rain water drops falling on the ground) and "ta" (literally meaning "to fall").

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APA

Tapta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tapta

MLA

“Tapta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tapta. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tapta,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tapta.

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