पीतल

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮 (pittala), from Sanskrit पित्तल (pittala, brass). Compare Sanskrit पीत (pīta, yellow, gold).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /piː.t̪əl/, [piː.t̪ɐl]
  • Rhymes: -əl

Noun

पीतल • (pītalm (Urdu spelling پیتل)

  1. brass

Declension

Declension of पीतल (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct पीतल
pītal
पीतल
pītal
oblique पीतल
pītal
पीतलों
pītalõ
vocative पीतल
pītal
पीतलो
pītalo

References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pittala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Derived from पीत (pīta, yellow).

Pronunciation

Noun

पीतल • (pītala) stemm

  1. yellow (color)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of पीतल
singular dual plural
nominative पीतलः (pītalaḥ) पीतलौ (pītalau)
पीतला¹ (pītalā¹)
पीतलाः (pītalāḥ)
पीतलासः¹ (pītalāsaḥ¹)
accusative पीतलम् (pītalam) पीतलौ (pītalau)
पीतला¹ (pītalā¹)
पीतलान् (pītalān)
instrumental पीतलेन (pītalena) पीतलाभ्याम् (pītalābhyām) पीतलैः (pītalaiḥ)
पीतलेभिः¹ (pītalebhiḥ¹)
dative पीतलाय (pītalāya) पीतलाभ्याम् (pītalābhyām) पीतलेभ्यः (pītalebhyaḥ)
ablative पीतलात् (pītalāt) पीतलाभ्याम् (pītalābhyām) पीतलेभ्यः (pītalebhyaḥ)
genitive पीतलस्य (pītalasya) पीतलयोः (pītalayoḥ) पीतलानाम् (pītalānām)
locative पीतले (pītale) पीतलयोः (pītalayoḥ) पीतलेषु (pītaleṣu)
vocative पीतल (pītala) पीतलौ (pītalau)
पीतला¹ (pītalā¹)
पीतलाः (pītalāḥ)
पीतलासः¹ (pītalāsaḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Noun

पीतल • (pītala) stemn

  1. brass

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of पीतल
singular dual plural
nominative पीतलम् (pītalam) पीतले (pītale) पीतलानि (pītalāni)
पीतला¹ (pītalā¹)
accusative पीतलम् (pītalam) पीतले (pītale) पीतलानि (pītalāni)
पीतला¹ (pītalā¹)
instrumental पीतलेन (pītalena) पीतलाभ्याम् (pītalābhyām) पीतलैः (pītalaiḥ)
पीतलेभिः¹ (pītalebhiḥ¹)
dative पीतलाय (pītalāya) पीतलाभ्याम् (pītalābhyām) पीतलेभ्यः (pītalebhyaḥ)
ablative पीतलात् (pītalāt) पीतलाभ्याम् (pītalābhyām) पीतलेभ्यः (pītalebhyaḥ)
genitive पीतलस्य (pītalasya) पीतलयोः (pītalayoḥ) पीतलानाम् (pītalānām)
locative पीतले (pītale) पीतलयोः (pītalayoḥ) पीतलेषु (pītaleṣu)
vocative पीतल (pītala) पीतले (pītale) पीतलानि (pītalāni)
पीतला¹ (pītalā¹)
  • ¹Vedic

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “पीतल”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 630/1.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 137