टापू

टापू

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀝𑀸𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀼𑀓 (*ṭāppuka). Cognate with Marathi टापू (ṭāpū), Bengali টাপু (ṭapu), Oriya ଟାପୁ (ṭapu), Assamese টাপু (tapu).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʈɑː.puː/, [ʈäː.puː]

Noun

टापू • (ṭāpū) m (Urdu spelling ٹاپو‎)

1. island (area of land completely surrounded by water)

   Synonym: द्वीप (dvīp)

Declension

Declension of टापू (masc ū-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	टापू ṭāpū	टापू ṭāpū
oblique	टापू ṭāpū	टापुओं ṭāpuõ
vocative	टापू ṭāpū	टापुओ ṭāpuo

Descendants

• → Pashto: ټاپو‎ (ṭâpú)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “टापू”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “टापू”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ṭāppuka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀝𑀸𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀼𑀓 (*ṭāppuka). Cognate with Hindi टापू (ṭāpū), Bengali টাপু (ṭapu), Oriya ଟାପୁ (ṭapu).

Noun

टापू • (ṭāpū) m

1. territory, realm
2. island

   Synonym: बेट (beṭ)

Noun

टापू • (ṭāpū) n

1. a small plant

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “टापू”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “टापू”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “टापू”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ṭāppuka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press