teapoy

Meaning

Noun

• Originally, a three-legged decorative stand or table; sometimes also having a tea chest for holding a tea service.

Origin

• Borrowed from Hindi तिपाई / Urdu تپائی, which derives from a merger of Sanskrit त्रिपाद and Classical Persian سه پای. Corresponding ultimately to Proto-Indo-European . Spelling influenced by pseudoetymological association with tea.