टोपी

See also: टोप

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀝𑁄𑀧𑀺𑀆 (ṭopiā, “helmet”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), related to Sanskrit टोपिका (ṭopikā). Cognate with Gujarati ટોપી (ṭopī), Bengali টুপি (ṭupi), Assamese টুপী (tupi), Malayalam തൊപ്പി (toppi), Rohingya thufi / 𐴄𐴟𐴉𐴞 (thufi). Related to टोप (ṭop).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʈoː.piː/

Noun

टोपी • (ṭopī) f (Urdu spelling ٹوپی)

1. hat

   Synonym: हैट (haiṭ)

   • 1955, “Mera Joota Hai Japani”, in Shankar Jaikishan (music), Shree 420, performed by Mukesh:

     सर पे लाल टोपी रूसी
     फिर भी दिल है हिंदुस्तानी

     sar pe lāl ṭopī rūsī
     phir bhī dil hai hindustānī

     [I] wear a Russian hat
     but my heart is still Indian

2. cap, lid, cover
3. (colloquial) glans
   • 2023, Medical TUBE 💊💉‎^[1]:

     लिंग की टोपी में संक्रमण

     liṅg kī ṭopī mẽ saṅkramaṇ

     infection in the glans of penis

Declension

Declension of टोपी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	टोपी ṭopī	टोपियाँ ṭopiyā̃
oblique	टोपी ṭopī	टोपियों ṭopiyõ
vocative	टोपी ṭopī	टोपियो ṭopiyo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “टोपी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ṭōppa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘘𑘻𑘢𑘲 (ṭopī), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀝𑁄𑀧𑀺𑀆 (ṭopiā, “helmet”) (with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-)), from Late Sanskrit टोपिका (ṭopikā), टुप्पिका (ṭuppikā). Cognate with Gujarati ટોપી (ṭopī), Bengali টুপি (ṭupi), Assamese টুপী (tupi), Rohingya thufi / 𐴄𐴟𐴉𐴞 (thufi). Related to टोप (ṭop).

Noun

टोपी • (ṭopī) f

1. hat, cap

Declension

Declension of टोपी (fem ī-stem)
direct singular	टोपी ṭopī
direct plural	टोप्या ṭopyā
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	टोपी ṭopī		टोप्या ṭopyā
oblique सामान्यरूप	टोपी ṭopī		टोप्यां- ṭopyān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	टोपीला ṭopīlā		टोप्यांना ṭopyānnā
ergative	टोपीने, टोपीनं ṭopīne, ṭopīna		टोप्यांनी ṭopyānnī
instrumental	टोपीशी ṭopīśī		टोप्यांशी ṭopyānśī
locative सप्तमी	टोपीत ṭopīt		टोप्यांत ṭopyāt
vocative संबोधन	टोपी ṭopī		टोप्यांनो ṭopyānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of टोपी (fem ī-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	टोपीचा ṭopīċā	टोपीचे ṭopīċe	टोपीची ṭopīcī	टोपीच्या ṭopīcā	टोपीचे, टोपीचं ṭopīċe, ṭopīċa	टोपीची ṭopīcī	टोपीच्या ṭopīcā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	टोप्यांचा ṭopyānċā	टोप्यांचे ṭopyānċe	टोप्यांची ṭopyāñcī	टोप्यांच्या ṭopyāncā	टोप्यांचे, टोप्यांचं ṭopyānċe, ṭopyānċa	टोप्यांची ṭopyāñcī	टोप्यांच्या ṭopyāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “टोपी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “टोपी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “टोपी”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ṭōppa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Nepali

Etymology

Inherited from Khasa Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀝𑁄𑀧𑀺𑀆 (ṭopiā, “helmet”)) (with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-)), from Late Sanskrit टोपिका (ṭopikā), टुप्पिका (ṭuppikā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʈopi]
• Phonetic Devanagari: टोपि

Noun

टोपी • (ṭopī)

1. hat, cap