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Hindi
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Classical Persian توپ (tōp), perhaps through Ottoman Turkish طوپ (top), from Old Turkic (tōp), (tolp). Compare Assamese তোপ (tüp), Kannada ತೋಪು (tōpu).
Noun
तोप • (top) f (Urdu spelling توپ)
- cannon, gun
मैंने उसका हवाई जहाज़ विमानभेदी तोप से उड़ाया।- ma͠ine uskā havāī jahāz vimānbhedī top se uṛāyā.
- I blew apart his airplane with my anti-aircraft cannon.
हमारी टैंकतोड़ तोप ख़राब हो गई।- hamārī ṭa͠iktoṛ top xarāb ho gaī.
- Our anti-tank cannon is not working.
- (Delhi, slang) cool person, badass
Declension
Declension of तोप (fem cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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direct
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तोप top
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तोपें topẽ
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oblique
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तोप top
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तोपों topõ
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vocative
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तोप top
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तोपो topo
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Etymology 2
Inherited from Sanskrit स्तूप (stūpa).
Noun
तोप • (top) m (Urdu spelling توپ)
- (uncommon) heap, pile, cluster
Declension
Declension of तोप (masc cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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direct
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तोप top
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तोप top
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oblique
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तोप top
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तोपों topõ
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vocative
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तोप top
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तोपो topo
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References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “तोप”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “तोप”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Platts, John T. (1884) “तोप”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “तोप”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Konkani
Noun
तोप • (top) (Latin script ?, Kannada script ?)
- pot