तोप

See also: तप, तपु, and ताप

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /t̪oːp/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian توپ (tōp), perhaps through Ottoman Turkish طوپ (top), from Old Turkic [script needed] (tōp), [script needed] (tolp). Compare Assamese তোপ (tüp), Kannada ತೋಪು (tōpu).

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.

   हमारा टैंकतोड़ तोप ख़राब हो गया।

   hamārā ṭa͠iktoṛ top xarāb ho gayā.

   Our anti-tank cannon is not working.

2. (Delhi, slang) cool person, badass

Declension

Declension of तोप (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	तोप top	तोपें topẽ
oblique	तोप top	तोपों topõ
vocative	तोप top	तोपो topo

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit स्तूप (stūpa).

Noun

तोप • (top) m (Urdu spelling توپ)

1. (uncommon) heap, pile, cluster

Declension

Declension of तोप (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	तोप top	तोप top
oblique	तोप top	तोपों topõ
vocative	तोप top	तोपो topo

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “तोप”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “तोप”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “तोप”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “तोप”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press