ટોપી
Gujarati
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀝𑁄𑀧𑀺𑀆 (ṭopiā) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-). Cognate with Assamese টুপী (tupi), Bengali টুপি (ṭupi), Hindi टोपी (ṭopī), Marathi टोपी (ṭopī), Nepali टोपी (ṭopī).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈʈo.pi/
- Rhymes: -i
Noun
ટોપી • (ṭopī) f
- hat, cap
- muzzle cap (of a gun)
- (colloquial) glans penis, bell-end
- Synonym: ટોપચું (ṭopcũ)
- (slang, archaic) Clipping of ટોપીવાળો (ṭopīvāḷo, “European man”)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ટોપી (ṭopī) | ટોપીઓ (ṭopīo) |
| oblique | ટોપી (ṭopī) | ટોપીઓ (ṭopīo) |
| vocative | ટોપી (ṭopī) | ટોપીઓ (ṭopīo) |
| instrumental | ટોપી (ṭopī) | ટોપીઓ (ṭopīo) |
| locative | ટોપીએ (ṭopīe) | ટોપીઓએ (ṭopīoe) |
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ṭōppa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press