गिलास
Hindi
FWOTD – 3 April 2021
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡɪ.lɑːs/, [ɡɪ.läːs]
Etymology 1
Noun
गिलास • (gilās) m (Urdu spelling گلاس)
- glass, tumbler
- Synonym: कप (kap)
- 1865, Paṇḍit Vijayśaṇkar, Padārthvidyāsār[1], page 2:
- […] पानी से भरे हुए गिलास में पत्थर का एक टुकड़ा रख दैं तो पानी उसपत्थर की लंबाई चौड़ाई और मुटाई […]
- […] pānī se bhare hue gilās mẽ patthar kā ek ṭukṛā rakh da͠i to pānī usapatthar kī lambāī cauṛāī aur muṭāī […]
- […] suppose we put a piece of stone in a glass of water, then that stone's length, width, and breadth […]
- (used attributively) glass of
- एक गिलास पानी ― ek gilās pānī ― a cup of water
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | गिलास gilās |
गिलास gilās |
| oblique | गिलास gilās |
गिलासों gilāsõ |
| vocative | गिलास gilās |
गिलासो gilāso |
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Classical Persian گِیلَاس (gīlās), ultimately from Ancient Greek κερᾰ́σῐον (kerắsĭon).
Noun
गिलास • (gilās) m (Urdu spelling گیلاس)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | गिलास gilās |
गिलास gilās |
| oblique | गिलास gilās |
गिलासों gilāsõ |
| vocative | गिलास gilās |
गिलासो gilāso |
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “गिलास”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha