ਟਾਪੂ

Punjabi

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *ṭāppuka.

Noun

ਟਾਪੂ • (ṭāpū) m (Shahmukhi spelling ٹاپو)

1. island

   Synonyms: ਦੀਪ (dīp), ਜਜ਼ੀਰਾ (jazīrā)

Derived terms

• ਟਾਪੂ ਸਬੰਧੀ (ṭāpū sabandhī, “insular”, adjective)
• ਟਾਪੂ ਸਮੂਹ m (ṭāpū samūh, “archipelago”)
• ਟਾਪੂ ਨਿਵਾਸੀ m (ṭāpū nivāsī, “islander”)

Further reading

• “ਟਾਪੂ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਟਾਪੂ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.