గోపురము

Telugu

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit गोपुर (gopura, “gate, monumental tower”) +‎ -ము (-mu, nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡoːpuɾamu/

Noun

గోపురము • (gōpuramu) n (plural గోపురములు)

An arch, a dome, a pinnacle.
A portal door, a city gate.
A high pyramidal tower over the gates of a temple.
A steeple.
(figurative) Elysium.

Derived terms

గాలిగోపురము (gāligōpuramu, “steeple”)

References

"గోపురము" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 392

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