தூபி

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Tamil[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Sanskrit स्तूप (stūpa). Cognate with Telugu తూపి (tūpi).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /t̪uːbɪ/, [t̪uːbi]

Noun[edit]

தூபி (tūpi)

  1. (architecture) pinnacle, finial
  2. tower
  3. mountain peak
  4. top, roof

References[edit]

  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “தூபி”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press