टौंस

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • टोंस (ṭõs)

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *temH-
    Proto-Indo-European *-os
    Proto-Indo-European *témHos
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *támHas
    Sanskrit तमस् (tamas)
    Sanskrit तमसा (tamasā)
    Hindi टौंस (ṭa͠us)

    Inherited from Sanskrit तमसा (tamasā, “Tons river”) with spontaneous retroflexion, from तमस् (tamas, “darkness”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *témHos (“darkness”).

    Cognate to English Thames.

    Pronunciation

    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʈɔ̃ːs/

    Proper noun

    टौंस • (ṭa͠us) f

    1. Tamsa, Tamasa, Tons (a river and tributary of the Ganga in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, India)
      Synonym: तमसा (tamsā)
    2. Tons (a river and tributary of the Yamuna in Uttarakhand, India)

    Declension

    Declension of टौंस (sg-only fem cons-stem)
    singular
    direct टौंस
    ṭa͠us
    oblique टौंस
    ṭa͠us
    vocative टौंस
    ṭa͠us

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