tope
tope · topes
кунья акула
A small, grey, European shark, Galeorhinus galeus, that has rough skin and a long snoutA small, grey, European shark, Galeorhinus galeus, that has rough skin and a long snout.
UK/təʊp/US/toʊp/
Meaning
4 sensesA small, grey, European shark, Galeorhinus galeus, that has rough skin and a long snout.
ку́нья аку́лаkúnʹja akúla
(India)A grove of trees.
A mound-like Buddhist sepulchre, or memorial monument, often erected over a relic; a stupa.
(India, obsolete)A cannon (weapon).
More definitions
- a dome-shaped shrine erected by Buddhists
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
Galeorhinus galeus:
Origin
Borrowed from Tamil தோப்பு (tōppu). Probably from Pali thūpa. Doublet of stupa. BorrowBorrowed from Tamil தோப்பு (tōppu).
Probably from Pali thūpa. Doublet of stupa.
Borrowed from Hindi तोप (top), which in turn is borrowed from Classical Persian توپ (tōp). Ultimately loaned from a Turkic word, which is derived from Proto-Turkic *top. Compare Turkish top.
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