दहला
Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪əɦ.lɑː/, [d̪ɛʱ.läː]
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Northwestern Indo-Aryan, from Prakrit 𑀤𑀳 (daha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮- (-illa-) + -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit दश (daśa). Compare दस (das, “ten”). Cognate with Nepali दहल (dahal).
Noun
दहला • (dahlā) m (Urdu spelling دہلا)
- (card games) a ten
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | दहला dahlā |
दहले dahle |
| oblique | दहले dahle |
दहलों dahlõ |
| vocative | दहले dahle |
दहलो dahlo |
Coordinate terms
| Playing cards in Hindi · ताश (tāś) (layout · text) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| इक्का (ikkā) | दुक्की (dukkī) | तिक्की (tikkī) | चौका (caukā) | पंजा (pañjā) | छक्का (chakkā) | सत्ता (sattā) |
| अट्ठा (aṭṭhā) | नहला (nahlā) | दहला (dahlā) | ग़ुलाम (ġulām) | रानी (rānī) बेगम (begam) |
राजा (rājā) बादशाह (bādśāh) |
जोकर (jokar) |
Etymology 2
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀳𑀮𑀻 (dehalī), from Sanskrit देहली (dehalī, “raised terrace”).
Noun
दहला • (dahlā) m (Urdu spelling دہلا)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | दहला dahlā |
दहले dahle |
| oblique | दहले dahle |
दहलों dahlõ |
| vocative | दहले dahle |
दहलो dahlo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दहला”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press