तोप

See also: तप, तपु, and ताप

Hindi

Etymology 1

From Persian توپ (tōp, tup), perhaps through Ottoman Turkish طوپ (top), from Old Turkic [script needed] (tōp), [script needed] (tolp).

Noun

तोप • (top) f (Urdu spelling توپ)

1. 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.

   हमारे टैंकतोड़ तोप ख़राब हो गया।

   hamāre ṭa͠iktoṛ top xarāb ho gayā.

   Our anti-tank cannon is not working.

2. (Delhi, slang) a cool person, a badass.

Etymology 2

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Sanskrit स्तूप (stūpa).

Noun

तोप • (top) m (Urdu spelling توپ)

1. (uncommon) heap, pile, cluster.

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “तोप”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.