Hyphenation
tou·peeTurkish pronunciation
tupeyPronunciation
/ˌto͞oˈpā/ /ˌtuːˈpeɪ/
Etymology
[ tü-'pA ] (noun.) 1728. 1727, from French toupet (“small tuft of hair, forelock”), from Middle French toupet (“small tuft of hair, forelock”), from Old French toupet (“small tuft of hair, forelock”), diminutive of toupe, top (“tuft of hair”), of Germanic origin, from Low Frankish *topp (“summit, crest, tuft of hair”), from Proto-Germanic *tuppaz (“summit, crest, tuft of hair”). Cognate with Old Dutch topp (Dutch top, “top”), Old Frisian top (“summit, crest, tuft of hair”), Old English top (“summit, crest, tuft of hair”), Old High German zopf (“end, summit, tuft of hair”), Old Norse toppr (“tuft of hair, forelock”). More at top.