भूतल
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit भूतल (bhūtala). By surface analysis, tatpuruṣa compound of भू (bhū) + तल (tal).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /bʱuː.t̪əl/, [bʱuː.t̪ɐl]
Noun
भूतल • (bhūtal) m (Urdu spelling بُھوتَل)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | भूतल bhūtal |
भूतल bhūtal |
| oblique | भूतल bhūtal |
भूतलों bhūtalõ |
| vocative | भूतल bhūtal |
भूतलो bhūtalo |
Synonyms
Further reading
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भू”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 771
- “भूतल”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ভূতল (Assamese script)
- ᬪᬹᬢᬮ (Balinese script)
- ভূতল (Bengali script)
- 𑰥𑰳𑰝𑰩 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀪𑀽𑀢𑀮 (Brahmi script)
- ဘူတလ (Burmese script)
- ભૂતલ (Gujarati script)
- ਭੂਤਲ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌲 (Grantha script)
- ꦨꦹꦠꦭ (Javanese script)
- 𑂦𑂴𑂞𑂪 (Kaithi script)
- ಭೂತಲ (Kannada script)
- ភូតល (Khmer script)
- ຠູຕລ (Lao script)
- ഭൂതല (Malayalam script)
- ᢨᡠᡠᢠᠠᠯᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘥𑘴𑘝𑘩 (Modi script)
- ᠪᠾᠤᠤᢐᠠᠯᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧅𑧕𑦽𑧉 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐨𑐹𑐟𑐮 (Newa script)
- ଭୂତଲ (Odia script)
- ꢩꢹꢡꢭ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆨𑆷𑆠𑆬 (Sharada script)
- 𑖥𑖳𑖝𑖩 (Siddham script)
- භූතල (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩳𑩒𑩛𑩫𑩽 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚡𑚱𑚙𑚥 (Takri script)
- பூ⁴தல (Tamil script)
- భూతల (Telugu script)
- ภูตล (Thai script)
- བྷཱུ་ཏ་ལ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒦𑒴𑒞𑒪 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨡𑨃𑨊𑨙𑨬 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Tatpuruṣa compound of भू (bhū, “earth, ground”) + तल (tala, “base, floor, lower part”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /bʱuː.tɐ.lɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /bʱuː.t̪ɐ.l̪ɐ/
Noun
भूतल • (bhūtala) stem, n
- floor, ground, surface of the ground
- Ādi Śaṅkara, Mohamudgara 19:
- सुरमन्दिरतरुमूलनिवासः शय्या भूतलम् अजिनं वासः ।
सर्वपरिग्रहभोगत्यागः कस्य सुखं न करोति विरागः ॥- suramandiratarumūlanivāsaḥ śayyā bhūtalam ajinaṃ vāsaḥ.
sarvaparigrahabhogatyāgaḥ kasya sukhaṃ na karoti virāgaḥ. - Whose residence is in a temple or at the foot of a tree, whose bed is the earth's surface, whose clothes are deerskin, who has given up all possessions and enjoyments; how may detachment fail to make him content.
- suramandiratarumūlanivāsaḥ śayyā bhūtalam ajinaṃ vāsaḥ.
- सुरमन्दिरतरुमूलनिवासः शय्या भूतलम् अजिनं वासः ।
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | भूतलम् (bhūtalam) | भूतले (bhūtale) | भूतलानि (bhūtalāni) भूतला¹ (bhūtalā¹) |
| accusative | भूतलम् (bhūtalam) | भूतले (bhūtale) | भूतलानि (bhūtalāni) भूतला¹ (bhūtalā¹) |
| instrumental | भूतलेन (bhūtalena) | भूतलाभ्याम् (bhūtalābhyām) | भूतलैः (bhūtalaiḥ) भूतलेभिः¹ (bhūtalebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | भूतलाय (bhūtalāya) | भूतलाभ्याम् (bhūtalābhyām) | भूतलेभ्यः (bhūtalebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | भूतलात् (bhūtalāt) | भूतलाभ्याम् (bhūtalābhyām) | भूतलेभ्यः (bhūtalebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | भूतलस्य (bhūtalasya) | भूतलयोः (bhūtalayoḥ) | भूतलानाम् (bhūtalānām) |
| locative | भूतले (bhūtale) | भूतलयोः (bhūtalayoḥ) | भूतलेषु (bhūtaleṣu) |
| vocative | भूतल (bhūtala) | भूतले (bhūtale) | भूतलानि (bhūtalāni) भूतला¹ (bhūtalā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “भूतल”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 761.
- Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “भूतल”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press, page 208