𑀢𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧

Prakrit

Etymology

Of non-Indo-Aryan origin.^[1]

Noun

𑀢𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧 (tuppa) n (Devanagari तुप्प, Kannada ತುಪ್ಪ) (Māhārāṣṭrī)

1. ghee
   • c. 400 CE, Pravarasena II, Rāvaṇavadha Canto XV, line 38:

     𑀲𑁄𑀊𑀡 𑀇𑀁𑀤𑀇-𑀯𑀳𑀁 𑀫𑀼𑀅𑀇 𑀲𑀭𑁄𑀲𑀁 𑀤𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀡𑁄 𑀩𑀸𑀳-𑀚𑀮𑀁
     𑀅𑀩𑁆𑀪𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀅-𑀤𑀻𑀯𑀸𑀡𑀁 𑀡𑀺𑀯𑀟𑀇 𑀢𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀁-𑀯 𑀢𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀡𑀁-𑀘𑀺𑀅 𑀯𑀺𑀳𑀺𑀡𑀸

     soūṇa iṃdaï-vahaṃ muaï sarosaṃ dasāṇaṇo bāha-jalaṃ
     abbhuttia-dīvāṇaṃ ṇivaḍaï tuppaṃ-va takkhaṇaṃ-cia vihiṇā

     • 1974 translation by Krishna Kanta Handique

       Hearing that Indrajit was slain, Ravana shed tears in anger that dropped at the moment,
       like the clarified butter of lighted lamps, touched by the flame.

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀢𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧 (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀢𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀁 (tuppaṃ)	𑀢𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸𑀇𑀁 (tuppāiṃ) or 𑀢𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸𑀇 (tuppāi)
Accusative	𑀢𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀁 (tuppaṃ)	𑀢𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸𑀇𑀁 (tuppāiṃ) or 𑀢𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸𑀇 (tuppāi)
Instrumental	𑀢𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧𑁂𑀡 (tuppeṇa) or 𑀢𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧𑁂𑀡𑀁 (tuppeṇaṃ)	𑀢𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧𑁂𑀳𑀺 (tuppehi) or 𑀢𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (tuppehiṃ)
Dative	𑀢𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸𑀅 (tuppāa)	—
Ablative	𑀢𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸𑀑 (tuppāo) or 𑀢𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸𑀉 (tuppāu) or 𑀢𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸 (tuppā) or 𑀢𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸𑀳𑀺 (tuppāhi) or 𑀢𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (tuppāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀢𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀲𑁆𑀲 (tuppassa)	𑀢𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸𑀡 (tuppāṇa) or 𑀢𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸𑀡𑀁 (tuppāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀢𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (tuppammi) or 𑀢𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧𑁂 (tuppe)	𑀢𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧𑁂𑀲𑀼 (tuppesu) or 𑀢𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (tuppesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀢𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧 (tuppa) or 𑀢𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸 (tuppā)	𑀢𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸𑀇𑀁 (tuppāiṃ) or 𑀢𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸𑀇 (tuppāi)

Descendants

• → Gujarati: તૂપ (tūp)
• Konkani: tūp

  Devanagari script: तूप

  Kannada script: ತೂಪ್

  Latin script: tup

• Old Marathi:

  Devanagari script: तुप (tupa), तूप (tūpa)

  Modi script: 𑘝𑘳𑘢 (tupa)

  • Marathi: तूप (tūp)
• → Old Kannada: ತುಪ್ಪ (tuppa)
  • Kannada: ತುಪ್ಪ (tuppa)

References

1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “tuppa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Further reading

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “तुप्प”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
• Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 7