Topi, Ṭōpī, Ṭopī: 6 definitions
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Topi means something in Marathi, Hindi, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryṭōpī (टोपी).—f ( H) The skull-cap worn under the turban; a sort of cap or hood used in rainy weather; the hat of Europeans; any of the various sorts of military caps. 2 A cloak with a hood. ṭōpī ghālaṇēṃ See gaṇēśaṭōpī ghālaṇēṃ. ṭōpī salāmata, ṭōpīcēṃ rājya tapō, gādī ṭōpī salāmata. May the Hat prosper, gloriously reign &c. Forms of benediction addressed (by beggars) to the sāhēbalōka.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishṭōpī (टोपी).—f The skull-cap worn under the turban, any cap.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryṬopī (टोपी):—(nf) a cap; cover; cowl; percussion cap; ~[dāra] capped, cowled; percussion— (as a gun); —[uchālanā] to expose publicly, to cause public disgrace; —[utāranā] to insult/humiliate.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusṬōpi (ಟೋಪಿ):—
1) [noun] any close-fitting head covering, either brimless or with a projecting brim, and made of wool, cotton, etc.; a cap.
2) [noun] a covering for the face (usu. used to cover the face of rams brought for ram-fight).
3) [noun] ಟೋಪಿ ಬೀಳು [topi bilu] ṭōpi bīḷu fig.) to be deceived, cheated; 2. (an instance of cheating) to happen; ಟೋಪಿ ಹಾಕು [topi haku] ṭōpi hāku (fig.) to deceive, cheat.
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Tōpi (ತೋಪಿ):—[noun] any close-fitting head covering, either brimless or with a projecting brim, and made of wool, cotton, etc.; a cap.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconṬōpi (டோபி) noun < Hindustain dhōbi. Washerman, dhoby; வண்ணான். [vannan.] Mod.
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryṬopī (टोपी):—n. cap; hat;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Topi topi, Topika, Topikara, Topilek, Topinambour, Topiro, Topivala.
Ends with: Alaltopi, Atopi, Bamdaratopi, Birke-topi, Gamdhitopi, Ganeshatopi, Garama-topi, Garitopi, Halalutopi, Kanetopi, Khatatopi, Makala-topi, Mamaji-re-topi, Ropitopi, Tinakoni Topi, Topi topi, Umtopi.
Full-text: Garama-topi, Birke-topi, Toppi, Topi topi, Mamaji-re-topi, Toppara, Athara Topakara, Topakara, Tinakoni Topi, Topara, Ropitopi, Toppige, Bhrajakapitta, Gamdhi, Tila, Gandhi, Vidyujjvalakarali.
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