thūpa

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See also: thupa

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit स्तूप (stūpa). See also Old Chinese (OC *tʰuːb, “tower, pagoda”), which was borrowed from a Middle Indo-Aryan relative of the Pali.

Noun

thūpa m

  1. tope
  2. pagoda
  3. cairn
  4. a monument erected over the ashes of a holy person

Declension

Descendants

  • Burmese: ထူပါ (htupa)

Further reading

  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “thūpa”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead