تھل
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀣𑀮 (thala, “dry place, place”), from Sanskrit स्थल (sthála, “dry land, place”). Cognate with Hindustani थल / تھل (thal), Nepali थल (thal), Assamese থল (thol), Odia ଥଳ (thaḷa), Old Awadhi थल (thala), Gujarati થળ (thaḷ), Marwari थळ (thaḷ) and Marathi थळ (thaḷ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʰə.ɭ/
Noun
تَھࣇ • (thaḷ) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਥਲ਼)
Proper noun
تَھࣇ • (thaḷ) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਥਲ਼)
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Urdu: تَھل (thal)
Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “تھل”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
Urdu
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /t̪ʰəl/
Etymology 1
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀣𑀮 (thala, “dry place, place”), from Sanskrit स्थल (sthála, “dry land, place”). Cognates include Punjabi تَھࣇ (thaḷ), Nepali थल (thal), Assamese থল (thol), Odia ଥଳ (thaḷa), Old Awadhi थल (thala), Gujarati થળ (thaḷ), Marwari थळ (thaḷ), Marathi थळ (thaḷ). Doublet of थली (thalī).
Noun
تَھل • (thal) m (Hindi spelling थल)
- firm or dry ground; land (as opposed to water)
- place, spot, site
- den, lair (of a lion or tiger)
- ford
- raised ground; mound
- group, multitude, herd
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Punjabi تَھࣇ (thaḷ).
Proper noun
تَھل • (thal) m (Hindi spelling थल)