तैल

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit तैल (taila). Doublet of तेल (tel).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t̪ɛːl/

Noun

तैल • (tailm

  1. sesame oil
  2. synonym of तेल (tel, oil)

Declension

Declension of तैल (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct तैल
tail
तैल
tail
oblique तैल
tail
तैलों
tailõ
vocative तैल
tail
तैलो
tailo

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Vṛddhi derivative of तिल (tilá, sesame).

Pronunciation

Noun

तैल • (tailá) stemn

  1. oil
  2. (specifically) sesame oil
  3. olibanum
  4. name (also title or epithet) of a king

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of तैल
singular dual plural
nominative तैलम् (tailám) तैले (tailé) तैलानि (tailā́ni)
तैला¹ (tailā́¹)
accusative तैलम् (tailám) तैले (tailé) तैलानि (tailā́ni)
तैला¹ (tailā́¹)
instrumental तैलेन (tailéna) तैलाभ्याम् (tailā́bhyām) तैलैः (tailaíḥ)
तैलेभिः¹ (tailébhiḥ¹)
dative तैलाय (tailā́ya) तैलाभ्याम् (tailā́bhyām) तैलेभ्यः (tailébhyaḥ)
ablative तैलात् (tailā́t) तैलाभ्याम् (tailā́bhyām) तैलेभ्यः (tailébhyaḥ)
genitive तैलस्य (tailásya) तैलयोः (tailáyoḥ) तैलानाम् (tailā́nām)
locative तैले (tailé) तैलयोः (tailáyoḥ) तैलेषु (tailéṣu)
vocative तैल (taíla) तैले (taíle) तैलानि (taílāni)
तैला¹ (taílā¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Pali: tela
  • Chakma: 𑄖𑄬𑄣𑄴 (tel)
  • Dardic:
  • Prakrit: 𑀢𑁳𑀮𑁆𑀮 (tĕlla) (see there for further descendants)
  • Hajong: তেল (tel)
  • Pashto: تېل (tel)

Further reading

  • तैल॑” in Carl Cappeller, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary: Based upon the St. Petersburg Lexicons, Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, 1891, →OCLC, page 209, column 2.
  • Monier Williams (1899) “तैल”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 455, column 2.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “tailá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 340