teapoy
Syllables: tea·poy/ˈtiːpɔɪ/US/ˈtiˌpɔɪ/
teapoy noun: originally, a three-legged decorative stand or table; now, especially, one with recesses for holding tea caddies and/or a tea service.
Noun
teapoy (plural teapoys)
- Originally, a three-legged decorative stand or table; now, especially, one with recesses for holding tea caddies and/or a tea service.
- “They're like the teapoys in the Lakka Bazar — good material but not polished.”1889, Rudyard Kipling, “The Education of Otis Yeere”, in Under the Deodars, Boston: The Greenock Press, published 1899, page 15
- The teapoy, derived from the Hindi/Persian phrase denoting a three-footed table, supported a tea set or tea-related objects. Not all teapoys were tripod-like tables or sold singly. The Carneses imported lacquer teapoys in sets. These sets could be easily stacked in a corner of the drawing room and...2019, Nancy E. Davis, “Afong Moy Presents Chinese Objects for the Home”, in The Chinese Lady: Afong Moy in Early America, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, part II (The Show), pages...
teapoy meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
teapoy in Hindi
- three-legged decorative stand or table; especially, one with recesses for holding tea caddies and/or a tea service
- तिपाई tipāī
teapoy in Tamil
- சிறு மேசை, தேமேசை, தணிவு மேசை
teapoy in Urdu
- سہ پائی
teapoy in Bengali
- three-legged decorative stand or table; especially, one with recesses for holding tea caddies and/or a tea service
- টিপাই ṭipai, তেপায়া tepaẏa
More languagesFewer languages
- teapoy in Kannada
- ಟೀಪಾಯಿ ṭīpāyi
- teapoy in Gujarati
- ટિપાઈ ṭipāī
Forms of teapoy
| plural | teapoys |
|---|---|
| alternative form | tepoy |
| alternative form | tea-poy |
Origin of teapoy
PIE word *tréyes Borrowed from Hindi तिपाई (tipāī), Urdu تپائی (tipāi, “teapoy”), from a merger of Sanskrit त्रिपाद (tripāda, “tripod”) + Classical Persian سه پای (sih-pāy, “tripod”), with the spelling of the first element influenced by association with tea. Sanskrit त्रि (tri, “three”), the first element of त्रिपाद (tripāda), is ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes (“three”); while Classical Persian پای (pây, “foot”), the second element of سه پای, is ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds (“foot”), from *ped- (“to step; to walk; to fall; to stumble”). Doublet of tripod, tripus, and tripos.
Words that rhyme with teapoy
Questions about teapoy
- What does teapoy mean?
- Teapoy means originally, a three-legged decorative stand or table; now, especially, one with recesses for holding tea caddies and/or a tea service.
- What is teapoy in Hindi?
- Teapoy in Hindi is तिपाई (tipāī). See Teapoy meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is teapoy?
- Teapoy is a noun.
- How do you pronounce teapoy?
- Teapoy is pronounced /ˈtiːpɔɪ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of teapoy?
- The plural of teapoy is teapoys.
Words near teapoy in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: teapoy (page history and authors); teapoy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); teapoy (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ટિપાઈ (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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