स्तूप

Hindi
The Great Stupa at Sanchi, in Madhya Pradesh, India

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit स्तूप (stūpa).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /st̪uːp/, /st̪uː.pə.ᵊ/, [st̪uː.pɐ.ᵊ]

Noun

स्तूप • (stūp) m

  1. (Buddhism) a stupa

Declension
Declension of स्तूप (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct स्तूप
stūp		 स्तूप
stūp
oblique स्तूप
stūp		 स्तूपों
stūpõ
vocative स्तूप
stūp		 स्तूपो
stūpo

Further reading

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
  • স্তূপ (Assamese script)
  • ᬲ᭄ᬢᬹᬧ (Balinese script)
  • স্তূপ (Bengali script)
  • 𑰭𑰿𑰝𑰳𑰢 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀲𑁆𑀢𑀽𑀧 (Brahmi script)
  • သ္တူပ (Burmese script)
  • સ્તૂપ (Gujarati script)
  • ਸ੍ਤੂਪ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍂𑌪 (Grantha script)
  • ꦱ꧀ꦠꦹꦥ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂮𑂹𑂞𑂴𑂣 (Kaithi script)
  • ಸ್ತೂಪ (Kannada script)
  • ស្តូប (Khmer script)
  • ສ຺ຕູປ (Lao script)
  • സ്തൂപ (Malayalam script)
  • ᠰᢠᡠᡠᢒᠠ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘭𑘿𑘝𑘴𑘢 (Modi script)
  • ᠰᢐᠤᠤᢒᠠ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑧍𑧠𑦽𑧕𑧂 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐳𑑂𑐟𑐹𑐥 (Newa script)
  • ସ୍ତୂପ (Odia script)
  • ꢱ꣄ꢡꢹꢦ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆱𑇀𑆠𑆷𑆥 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖭𑖿𑖝𑖳𑖢 (Siddham script)
  • ස‍්තූප (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑪁 𑪙𑩫𑩒𑩛𑩰 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚨𑚶𑚙𑚱𑚞 (Takri script)
  • ஸ்தூப (Tamil script)
  • స్తూప (Telugu script)
  • สฺตูป (Thai script)
  • སྟཱུ་པ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒮𑓂𑒞𑒴𑒣 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨰𑩇𑨙𑨃𑨊𑨞 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Related to स्तुका (stukā, “tuft of hair”). Outside of Indo-Iranian, has been compared with Ancient Greek στυππεῖον (stuppeîon, “coarse hemp fiber”), στῡ́φω (stū́phō, “to contract, draw together”).

Pronunciation

Noun

स्तूप • (stūpa) stem, m

  1. knot or tuft of hair on one's head
  2. the upper part of the head
  3. mound, heap
  4. pile of earth or bricks; especially Buddhist monuments such as stupas or dagobas
  5. a relic shrine or casket, containing bone or hair from a deceased relative or saint, or inscribed with a sacred formula

Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of स्तूप (stūpa)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative स्तूपः
stūpaḥ		 स्तूपौ / स्तूपा¹
stūpau / stūpā¹		 स्तूपाः / स्तूपासः¹
stūpāḥ / stūpāsaḥ¹
Vocative स्तूप
stūpa		 स्तूपौ / स्तूपा¹
stūpau / stūpā¹		 स्तूपाः / स्तूपासः¹
stūpāḥ / stūpāsaḥ¹
Accusative स्तूपम्
stūpam		 स्तूपौ / स्तूपा¹
stūpau / stūpā¹		 स्तूपान्
stūpān
Instrumental स्तूपेन
stūpena		 स्तूपाभ्याम्
stūpābhyām		 स्तूपैः / स्तूपेभिः¹
stūpaiḥ / stūpebhiḥ¹
Dative स्तूपाय
stūpāya		 स्तूपाभ्याम्
stūpābhyām		 स्तूपेभ्यः
stūpebhyaḥ
Ablative स्तूपात्
stūpāt		 स्तूपाभ्याम्
stūpābhyām		 स्तूपेभ्यः
stūpebhyaḥ
Genitive स्तूपस्य
stūpasya		 स्तूपयोः
stūpayoḥ		 स्तूपानाम्
stūpānām
Locative स्तूपे
stūpe		 स्तूपयोः
stūpayoḥ		 स्तूपेषु
stūpeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • स्तुप (stupa)

Descendants
  • Pali: thūpa
  • Prakrit: 𑀣𑀽𑀯 (thūva)
  • → Thai: สถูป (sà-tùup)
  • → English: stupa
→Tatsama:

References
  • Monier Williams (1899) “स्तूप”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1260, column 1.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 760
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1976) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 516
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “stupa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 790
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