तिल

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀢𑀺𑀮 (tila), from Sanskrit तिल (tila).[1][2] Compare Punjabi ਤਿਲ (til) / تِل (til), Gujarati તલ (tal), Marathi तीळ (tīḷ), Bengali তিল (til), Assamese তিল (til).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t̪ɪl/

Noun

तिल • (tilm (Urdu spelling تِل)

  1. sesame (Sesamum indicum), benniseed, gingelly
  2. mole (facial feature)

Declension

Declension of तिल (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct तिल
til
तिल
til
oblique तिल
til
तिलों
tilõ
vocative तिल
til
तिलो
tilo

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “tilá¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “tila²”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

तिल n

  1. Devanagari script form of tila (sesame)

Declension

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Borrowed from Munda, compare Korku [script needed] (telamiɲ, sesame).[1] Alternatively, related to Ossetian тиллӕг (tillæg, grain, corn).[2]

Pronunciation

Noun

तिल • (tila) stemm

  1. Sesamum indicum (its blossom is compared to the nose), sesame seed (much used in cookery; supposed to have originated from Vishnu's sweat-drops)
  2. particle

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of तिल
singular dual plural
nominative तिलः (tilaḥ) तिलौ (tilau)
तिला¹ (tilā¹)
तिलाः (tilāḥ)
तिलासः¹ (tilāsaḥ¹)
accusative तिलम् (tilam) तिलौ (tilau)
तिला¹ (tilā¹)
तिलान् (tilān)
instrumental तिलेन (tilena) तिलाभ्याम् (tilābhyām) तिलैः (tilaiḥ)
तिलेभिः¹ (tilebhiḥ¹)
dative तिलाय (tilāya) तिलाभ्याम् (tilābhyām) तिलेभ्यः (tilebhyaḥ)
ablative तिलात् (tilāt) तिलाभ्याम् (tilābhyām) तिलेभ्यः (tilebhyaḥ)
genitive तिलस्य (tilasya) तिलयोः (tilayoḥ) तिलानाम् (tilānām)
locative तिले (tile) तिलयोः (tilayoḥ) तिलेषु (tileṣu)
vocative तिल (tila) तिलौ (tilau)
तिला¹ (tilā¹)
तिलाः (tilāḥ)
तिलासः¹ (tilāsaḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Helu Prakrit:
    • Dhivehi: ތިލެޔޮކޯޅި (tileyokōḷi)
    • Sinhalese: තල (tala)
  • Magadhi Prakrit:
  • Maharastri Prakrit:
  • Pali: tila
  • Sauraseni Prakrit:
  • Angkorian Old Khmer: [script needed] (tila), [script needed] (tilaka)
    • Khmer: តិលក (tĕlkâ)
  • Old Javanese: [script needed] (tila)
  • Malayalam: തിലം (tilaṁ)
  • Telugu: తిలము (tilamu), తిలం (tilaṁ), తిలలు (tilalu)

References