Definition
A stone with cup-shaped depressions or cavities, often found in ancient archaeological sites and believed to have been used for rituals, grinding, or water collection.
Etymology
From English 'cup' combined with 'stone', describing rocks with naturally or deliberately created cup-shaped indentations.
Kelly Says
Archaeological cupstones are mysterious—scientists still debate whether they were used for grinding food, holding water, or performing spiritual rituals, making them archaeological Rorschach tests.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
杯 እንቁላል
be en-kual
ARالعربية
حجر فنجان
ha-jar fin-jaan
BNবাংলা
কাপের পাথর
kap-er path-ar
CACatalà
pedra de tassa
peh-dra deh tah-sah
CSČeština
kamen šálky
ka-men shahl-ky
DADansk
koppe sten
kop-peh sten
DEDeutsch
Tassen-Stein
tah-sen shtain
ELΕλληνικά
πέτρα φλιτζάνου
pe-tra flitz-ah-nou
ESEspañol
piedra de taza
pee-eh-dra deh tah-sah
FAفارسی
سنگ فنجان
sang fin-jaan
FISuomi
kuppi kivi
kuppi kee-vi
FRFrançais
pierre à tasse
pee-ehr ah tahss
GUGU
મોટા પથ્થર
mo-ta path-thar
HEעברית
אבני כוס
av-nei koss
HIहिन्दी
कप की पत्थर
kap kee path-thar
HUMagyar
csészke kő
ches-ske koh
IDBahasa Indonesia
batu cangkir
ba-tu chan-gir
ITItaliano
pietra di tazza
pee-eh-tra deh tah-tza
MRMR
कपच्या दगड
kap-cha dag-ad
MSBahasa Melayu
batu cawan
ba-tu cha-wan
MYမြန်မာ
ခွက်ကျော
kwe-k-jaw
NLNederlands
kopjesteen
kop-jes-teen
NONorsk
koppstein
kopp-stein
PAPA
ਕੁੱਪ ਦਾ ਪੱਥਰ
kupp da path-har
PLPolski
kamień kubka
kam-yen kub-ka
PTPortuguês
pedra de xícara
peh-dra deh shee-krah
RORomână
piatră de cană
pee-ah-tra deh ka-na
RUРусский
камень чашки
kamen chah-shki
SVSvenska
koppsten
kopp-sten
SWKiswahili
ujanja wa kikombe
oo-jan-ja wa ki-kom-beh
TAதமிழ்
பானையின் கல்
pa-na-yin kal
TEతెలుగు
కప్పు రాయి
kap-pu roi
TLTL
bato ng tasa
ba-to ng tah-sah
TRTürkçe
bardak taşı
bardak ta-she
UKУкраїнська
камінь чашки
ka-men chah-shki
URاردو
کپ کا پتھر
kap ka pathar
VITiếng Việt
đá cốc
da khok
ZUZU
amagugu
ah-mah-goo-goo