గోపురము

Telugu

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit गोपुर (gopura, “gate, monumental tower”) +‎ -ము (-mu, nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡoːpuɾamu/

Noun

గోపురము • (gōpuramu) n (plural గోపురములు)

1. An arch, a dome, a pinnacle.
2. A portal door, a city gate.
3. A high pyramidal tower over the gates of a temple.
4. A steeple.
5. (figurative) Elysium.

Derived terms

• గాలిగోపురము (gāligōpuramu, “steeple”)

References

• "గోపురము" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 392