English

The main stupa of Kuthodaw Pagoda in Mandalay, Myanmar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstuːpə/
• Rhymes: -uːpə

Noun

stupa ‎(plural stupas)

1. A dome-shaped Buddhist monument, used to house relics of the Lord Buddha.
   • 1993, Will Self, My Idea of Fun:

     He mounded so much honey on the top of the buns that they looked like miniature stupas.

Translations

See also

• chedi
• pagoda
• wat

Etymology 2

Noun

stupa ‎(plural stupas)

1. A stupe (medicated cloth or sponge).

Anagrams

• pusta, sat up, sputa, tapus

Norwegian

Alternative forms

• (Bokmål): stupene

Noun

stupa n

1. definite plural of stup

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

stȕpa f ‎(Cyrillic spelling сту̏па)

1. mortar (hollow vessel used to pound, crush, rub, grind or mix ingredients with a pestle)

Declension

Spanish

Noun

stupa f ‎(plural stupas)

1. stupa

Swedish

Noun

stupa c

1. a stupa; a Buddhist monument

Declension

Verb

stupa

1. to fall (head over heels)
2. to die or fall (in battle), to be killed in action

   Den tredje söndagen i maj är de stupades dag i Finland

   The third Sunday in May is the Day of the Fallen in Finland

3. to fall asleep, exhausted (like a fallen warrior)
4. to slope steeply

   branta kalkstensklippor som stupar ner mot de slingrande floderna Dordogne och Vézère.

   steep limestone cliffs that fall down towards the meandering rivers Dordogne and Vézère.

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (die): falla, dö

Related terms

• huvudstupa
• stupa isäng
• stup
• stupfull

See also

• falla
• slutta
• stöpa
• störta