तोप

See also: तप, तपु, and ताप

Hindi

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish طوپ‎ (top) (whence Turkish top), from Old Turkic [script needed] (tōp), [script needed] (tolp).

Noun

तोप • (top) f (Urdu spelling توپ‎)

  1. cannon, gun.
    मैंने उसका हवाई जहाज़ विमानभेदी तोप से उड़ाया।
    mainne uskā havāī jahāz vimānbhedī top se uṛāyā.
    I blew apart his airplane with my anti-aircraft cannon.
    हमारे टैंकतोड़ तोप ख़राब हो गया।
    hamāre ṭaiṅktoṛ top xarāb ho gayā.
    Our anti-tank cannon is not working.
  2. (Delhi, slang) a cool person, a badass.

Declension
Declension of तोप
Singular Plural
Direct तोप (top) तोपें (topẽ)
Oblique तोप (top) तोपों (topõ)
Vocative तोप (top) तोपो (topo)

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit स्तूप (stūpa).

Noun

तोप • (top) m (Urdu spelling توپ‎)

  1. (uncommon) heap, pile, cluster.

Declension
Declension of तोप
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
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