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स्तूप

Hindi

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The Great Stupa at Sanchi, in Madhya Pradesh, India

Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit स्तूप (stūpa).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /st̪uːp/, /st̪uː.pə.ᵊ/, [st̪uː.pɐ.ᵊ]

Noun

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स्तूप • (stūp) m

  1. (Buddhism) a stupa

Declension

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Declension of स्तूप (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct स्तूप
stūp 		स्तूप
stūp
oblique स्तूप
stūp 		स्तूपों
stūpõ
vocative स्तूप
stūp 		स्तूपो
stūpo

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

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Related to स्तुका (stukā, “tuft of hair”). Outside of Indo-Iranian, has been compared with Ancient Greek στυππεῖον (stuppeîon, “coarse hemp fiber”), στῡ́φω (stū́phō, “to contract, draw together”).

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Noun

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स्तूप • (stūpa) stem, m

  1. knot or tuft of hair on one's head
  2. the upper part of the head
  3. mound, heap
  4. pile of earth or bricks; especially Buddhist monuments such as stupas or dagobas
  5. a relic shrine or casket, containing bone or hair from a deceased relative or saint, or inscribed with a sacred formula

Declension

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Masculine a-stem declension of स्तूप (stūpa)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative स्तूपः
stūpaḥ 		स्तूपौ / स्तूपा¹
stūpau / stūpā¹ 		स्तूपाः / स्तूपासः¹
stūpāḥ / stūpāsaḥ¹
Vocative स्तूप
stūpa 		स्तूपौ / स्तूपा¹
stūpau / stūpā¹ 		स्तूपाः / स्तूपासः¹
stūpāḥ / stūpāsaḥ¹
Accusative स्तूपम्
stūpam 		स्तूपौ / स्तूपा¹
stūpau / stūpā¹ 		स्तूपान्
stūpān
Instrumental स्तूपेन
stūpena 		स्तूपाभ्याम्
stūpābhyām 		स्तूपैः / स्तूपेभिः¹
stūpaiḥ / stūpebhiḥ¹
Dative स्तूपाय
stūpāya 		स्तूपाभ्याम्
stūpābhyām 		स्तूपेभ्यः
stūpebhyaḥ
Ablative स्तूपात्
stūpāt 		स्तूपाभ्याम्
stūpābhyām 		स्तूपेभ्यः
stūpebhyaḥ
Genitive स्तूपस्य
stūpasya 		स्तूपयोः
stūpayoḥ 		स्तूपानाम्
stūpānām
Locative स्तूपे
stūpe 		स्तूपयोः
stūpayoḥ 		स्तूपेषु
stūpeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
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Descendants

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  • Pali: thūpa
  • Prakrit: 𑀣𑀽𑀯 (thūva)
  • → Thai: สถูป (sà-tùup)
  • → English: stupa
→Tatsama:

References

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  • Monier Williams (1899) “स्तूप”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1260, column 1.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 760
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1976) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 516
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “stupa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 790
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