टोपी

See also: टोप

Hindi

Etymology

From , from Late Sanskrit टोपिका (ṭopikā), टुप्पिका (ṭuppikā). Cognate with Gujarati ટોપી (ṭopī), Bengali টুপি (ṭupi), Assamese টুপী (tupi). Related to टोप (ṭop).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʈoː.piː/

Noun

टोपी • (ṭopī) f (Urdu spelling ٹوپی)

1. a hat
   • 1955, “Mera Joota Hai Japani”, in Shankar Jaikishan (music), Shree 420, performed by Mukesh:

     सर पे लाल टोपी रूसी
     फिर भी दिल है हिंदुस्तानी

     sar pe lāl ṭopī rūsī
     phir bhī dil hai hindustānī

     [I] wear a Russian hat
     but my heart is still Indian

   Synonym: हैट (haiṭ)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “टोपी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ṭōppa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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Marathi

Etymology

From Old Marathi 𑘘𑘻𑘢𑘲 (ṭopī), from , from Late Sanskrit टोपिका (ṭopikā), टुप्पिका (ṭuppikā). Cognate with Gujarati ટોપી (ṭopī), Bengali টুপি (ṭupi), Assamese টুপী (tupi). Related to टोप (ṭop).

Noun

टोपी • (ṭopī) f

1. hat, cap

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “टोपी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “टोपी”, 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) “टोपी”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ṭōppa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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Nepali

Etymology

From , from Late Sanskrit टोपिका (ṭopikā), टुप्पिका (ṭuppikā).

Noun

टोपी • (ṭopī)

1. hat, cap