दूरभाष

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दूरभाष (dūrabhāṣa), दूरभाषक (dūrabhāṣaka) or compounded from दूर (dūr) +‎ भाष (bhāṣ). Calque of English telephone.

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪uːɾ.bʱɑːʂ/, [d̪uːɾ.bʱäːʃ]

Noun

दूरभाष • (dūrbhāṣ) m

(neologism) telephone
Synonyms: टेलीफ़ोन (ṭelīfon), फ़ोन (fon)

Declension

Declension of *दूरभाष* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	दूरभाष dūrbhāṣ	दूरभाष dūrbhāṣ
oblique	दूरभाष dūrbhāṣ	दूरभाषों dūrbhāṣõ
vocative	दूरभाष dūrbhāṣ	दूरभाषो dūrbhāṣo

Sanskrit

Etymology

From दूर (dūra) +‎ भाष (bhāṣa). Calque of English telephone (compare with Thai โทรศัพท์ (too-rá-sàp), Lao ໂທລະສັບ (thō la sap) and Khmer ទូរស័ព្ទ (tuurĕəʼsap) all from दूर (dūra) +‎ शब्द (śabda); Kannada ದೂರವಾಣಿ (dūravāṇi) and Telugu దూరవాణి (dūravāṇi) from दूरवाणी (dūravāṇī) from दूर (dūra) +‎ वाणी (vāṇī))

Pronunciation

(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d̪uː.ɾɐ.bʱɑː.ʂɐ/

Noun

दूरभाष • (dūrabhāṣa) stem, m

(neologism) telephone
Synonyms: दूरवाणी (dūravāṇī), दूरशब्द (dūraśabda)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of दूरभाष
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	दूरभाषः (dūrabhāṣaḥ)	दूरभाषौ (dūrabhāṣau) दूरभाषा¹ (dūrabhāṣā¹)	दूरभाषाः (dūrabhāṣāḥ) दूरभाषासः¹ (dūrabhāṣāsaḥ¹)
accusative	दूरभाषम् (dūrabhāṣam)	दूरभाषौ (dūrabhāṣau) दूरभाषा¹ (dūrabhāṣā¹)	दूरभाषान् (dūrabhāṣān)
instrumental	दूरभाषेण (dūrabhāṣeṇa)	दूरभाषाभ्याम् (dūrabhāṣābhyām)	दूरभाषैः (dūrabhāṣaiḥ) दूरभाषेभिः¹ (dūrabhāṣebhiḥ¹)
dative	दूरभाषाय (dūrabhāṣāya)	दूरभाषाभ्याम् (dūrabhāṣābhyām)	दूरभाषेभ्यः (dūrabhāṣebhyaḥ)
ablative	दूरभाषात् (dūrabhāṣāt)	दूरभाषाभ्याम् (dūrabhāṣābhyām)	दूरभाषेभ्यः (dūrabhāṣebhyaḥ)
genitive	दूरभाषस्य (dūrabhāṣasya)	दूरभाषयोः (dūrabhāṣayoḥ)	दूरभाषाणाम् (dūrabhāṣāṇām)
locative	दूरभाषे (dūrabhāṣe)	दूरभाषयोः (dūrabhāṣayoḥ)	दूरभाषेषु (dūrabhāṣeṣu)
vocative	दूरभाष (dūrabhāṣa)	दूरभाषौ (dūrabhāṣau) दूरभाषा¹ (dūrabhāṣā¹)	दूरभाषाः (dūrabhāṣāḥ) दूरभाषासः¹ (dūrabhāṣāsaḥ¹)

¹Vedic

Descendants

→ Bengali: দূরভাষা (durbhaśa)
→ Gujarati: દૂરભાષ (dūrbhāṣ)