तट

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit तट (taṭa).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t̪əʈ/, [t̪ɐʈ]

Noun

तट • (taṭm

  1. border, brink
  2. shore, coast
  3. strand, riverside, bank
    पटना गंगा नदी के तट पर बसा है।
    paṭnā gaṅgā nadī ke taṭ par basā hai.
    Patna is located on the bank(s) of river Ganga.

Declension

Declension of तट (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct तट
taṭ
तट
taṭ
oblique तट
taṭ
तटों
taṭõ
vocative तट
taṭ
तटो
taṭo

Synonyms

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Dravidian, whence Tamil திட்டு (tiṭṭu, hill, salt bank) and Kannada ದಡ (daḍa, bank, shore). The root तट् (taṭ, to be raised) is probably derived from this noun.

Pronunciation

Noun

तट • (taṭa) stemm (root तट्)

  1. a slope, declivity, sloping parts of the body, sides, a shore

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of तट
singular dual plural
nominative तटः (taṭaḥ) तटौ (taṭau)
तटा¹ (taṭā¹)
तटाः (taṭāḥ)
तटासः¹ (taṭāsaḥ¹)
accusative तटम् (taṭam) तटौ (taṭau)
तटा¹ (taṭā¹)
तटान् (taṭān)
instrumental तटेन (taṭena) तटाभ्याम् (taṭābhyām) तटैः (taṭaiḥ)
तटेभिः¹ (taṭebhiḥ¹)
dative तटाय (taṭāya) तटाभ्याम् (taṭābhyām) तटेभ्यः (taṭebhyaḥ)
ablative तटात् (taṭāt) तटाभ्याम् (taṭābhyām) तटेभ्यः (taṭebhyaḥ)
genitive तटस्य (taṭasya) तटयोः (taṭayoḥ) तटानाम् (taṭānām)
locative तटे (taṭe) तटयोः (taṭayoḥ) तटेषु (taṭeṣu)
vocative तट (taṭa) तटौ (taṭau)
तटा¹ (taṭā¹)
तटाः (taṭāḥ)
तटासः¹ (taṭāsaḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms

  • अतट (ataṭa, having no shore, precipitous)
  • तटक (taṭaka)
  • तटाक (taṭāka)
  • तटाकिनी (taṭākinī)
  • तटाय (taṭāya)
  • तटिनी (taṭinī)
  • तट्य (taṭya)

Descendants

  • Pali: taṭa, taṭī
  • Prakrit: 𑀢𑀟 (taḍa), 𑀢𑀟𑀻 (taḍī)
    • Old Hindi: तड़ (taṛ, side, party, faction), तड़ा (taṛā, island)
  • Hindi: तट (taṭ)
  • Old Javanese: taṭa

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