тӳпе

Chuvash

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Oghur *töpe, from Proto-Turkic *tepe.

Noun

тӳпе • (tüp̬e) (3rd person possessive [please provide], plural тӳпесем) 

  1. top, peak
    Synonym: ҫи (śi)
  2. (anatomy) crown; the topmost part of the head
  3. roof
    Synonyms: тӑрӑ (tără), ҫи (śi)
  4. ceiling
  5. top beam joining rafters
  6. sky, firmament
  7. zenith, vertex
  8. (figurative) highest point, highest stage or level of something

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Noun

тӳпе • (tüp̬e) (3rd person possessive [please provide], plural тӳпесем) 

  1. share
  2. ration, allowance, rate
  3. destiny, fate
  4. (archaic) outskirts of a village

Further reading

  • “тӳпе”, in Электронлă сăмахсар‎[1] (overall work in Russian and Chuvash), 1996.
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