Tupi, Tūpi, Ṭupī: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Tūpi (தூபி) noun < stūpa. [Telugu: tūpi.]

1. Pinnacle, as of a tower, temple, palace, etc.; finial; விமானசிகரம். [vimanasigaram.]

2. Tower; கோபுரம். தூல லிங்கமாந் தூபி [kopuram. thula lingaman thupi] (சைவசமய நெறி பொது. [saivasamaya neri pothu.] 127).

3. Mountain peak; மலைச்சிகரம். தூபிச்செம்பொன் வியன்மணிகஞலும் வேரம் [malaichigaram. thupichembon viyanmanigagnalum veram] (கந்தபு. நகரழி. [kanthapu. nagarazhi.] 5).

4. Top; roof, as of a house; உச்சி. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [uchi. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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