tope
n. US //ˈtoʊp// UK //tˈəʊp// tope
Alteration of obsolete top (“to drink”), as in top (off).
From Tamil.
Probably from Pali thūpa. Doublet of stupa.
Borrowed from Hindi तोप (top), which in turn is borrowed from Classical Persian توپ (tōp). Ultimately loaned from a Turkic word, which is derived from Proto-Turkic *top. Compare Turkish top.