ताँबा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀢𑀁𑀩 (taṃba), from Sanskrit ताम्र (tāmrá). Doublet of ताम्र (tāmra).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /t̪ɑːm.bɑː/, [t̪ä̃ːm.bäː]

Noun

ताँबा • (tāmbā) m (Urdu spelling تانبا)

copper
Synonyms: ताम्र (tāmra), कॉपर (kŏpar)

Declension

Declension of *ताँबा* (masc ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	ताँबा tāmbā	ताँबे tāmbe
oblique	ताँबे tāmbe	ताँबों tāmbõ
vocative	ताँबे tāmbe	ताँबो tāmbo

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ताँबा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “tāmrá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press