তিল

Assamese

Etymology

From Sanskrit তিল (tila).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /til/

Determiner

তিল • (til)

  1. Very small quantity.
    Synonym: অলপমান (olopman)

Noun

তিল • (til)

  1. sesame
  2. mole (on skin)

Declension

(uncountable):

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • তিলা (tila)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit तिल (tila), from Munda. Cognate with Assamese তিল (til), Sylheti ꠔꠤꠟ (til), Odia ତିଳ (tiḷa), Hindi तिल (til), Punjabi ਤਿਲ਼ (tiḷ), Sinhalese තල (tala).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /t̪il/, [ˈt̪iːl], [ˈt̪il]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /t̪il/, [ˈt̪iːl], [ˈt̪il]

Noun

তিল • (til)

  1. sesame (Sesamum indicum)
    1. sesame seed
  2. mole, small birthmark
  3. (figurative) iota, small quantity

Declension

indefinite forms
nominative তিল (til)
objective তিল / তিলকে (til (semantically general or indefinite) / tilke (semantically definite))
genitive তিলের (tiler)
locative তিলে (tile)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative তিলটা , তিলটি (tilṭa (colloquial), tilṭi (formal)) তিলগুলা, তিলগুলো (tilgula (colloquial), tilgulo (formal))
objective তিলটা, তিলটি (tilṭa (colloquial), tilṭi (formal)) তিলগুলা, তিলগুলো (tilgula (colloquial), tilgulo (formal))
genitive তিলটার, তিলটির (tilṭar (colloquial), tilṭir (formal)) তিলগুলার, তিলগুলোর (tilgular (colloquial), tilgulor (formal))
locative তিলটাতে / তিলটায়, তিলটিতে (tilṭate / tilṭay (colloquial), tilṭite (formal)) তিলগুলাতে / তিলগুলায়, তিলগুলোতে (tilgulate / tilgulay (colloquial), tilgulote (formal))
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

  • একতিল (ektil)
  • তিলকল্ক (tilokolko)
  • তিলকা (tiloka)
  • তিলকাঞ্চন (tilokancon)
  • তিলকিট্ট (tilokiṭṭo)
  • তিলকুট (tilokuṭ)
  • তিলকুটো (tilkuṭō)
  • তিলতুলসী (tiltulośi)
  • তিলতেল (tilotel)
  • তিলানো (tilanō)
  • তিলার্ধ (tilardho)
  • তিলি (tili)
  • তিলুয়া (tiluẏa)
  • তিলে (tile)
  • তিলোদক (tilōdok)

References

  • Biswas, Sailendra (2000) “তিল”, in Samsad Bengali-English dictionary, 3rd edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, →OCLC.

Early Assamese

Etymology

From Sanskrit তিল (tila).

Noun

তিল (tilo)

  1. sesame
    নেত্ৰ নীলোৎপল সম তিল ফুল নাস ।
    অবিৰল দশন দাড়িম্ব পৰকাশ ॥
    netro nīlötpolo somo tilo phulo naso ,
    obirolo dośono daṛimbo porokaśo .
    The eyes are like blue lotus, the nose is like a sesame flower,
    the teeth are shining like pomegranate (seeds).

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

তিল n

  1. Bengali script form of tila (sesame)

Declension