टापू

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀝𑀸𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀼𑀓 (*ṭāppuka). Cognate with Marathi टापू (ṭāpū), Bengali টাপু (ṭapu), Odia 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

Marathi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʈa.pu/, [ʈa.puː]

Etymology 1

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

Noun

टापू • (ṭāpū) m

1. territory, realm
2. island

   Synonym: बेट (beṭ)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “टापू”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ṭāppuka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press