तिपाई

See also: तपाईं

Hindi

Etymology

From a merger of Sanskrit त्रिपाद (tripāda, “tripod”) and Classical Persian سه پای (sih-pāy, “tripod”). Corresponding ultimately to Proto-Indo-European *tréyes (“three”) +‎ *pṓds (“foot”). Cognate to Bengali তেপায়া (tepaẏa).

Noun

तिपाई • (tipāī) f (Urdu spelling تپائی)

1. a tripod, teapoy; a three-legged item of furniture

Descendants

• → English: teapoy, tepoy, tea-poy
  • → Bengali: টিপাই (ṭipai)
  • → Kannada: ಟೀಪಾಯಿ (ṭīpāyi)

See also

• चारपाई (cārpāī)