تنبولی

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Old Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀢𑀁𑀩𑁄𑀮𑀺𑀅 (taṃbolia), from Sanskrit ताम्बूलिक (tāmbūlika). Cognate with Old Marathi 𑘝𑘰𑘽𑘤𑘻𑘯𑘲 (tāṃboḷī).

Noun

تَن٘بولِی (taṉbolī) m (Gurmukhi ਤੰਬੋਲੀ)

seller of betel
- 1604, Guru Nanak, Ādi Granth ang 417:
  کَہا سُ پان تَنْبولِی ہَرَما ہوئییَا چھائی مائی
  kahā su pāna tanbolī haramā ho'īyā chā'ī mā'ī
  1972 translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
  Where are those betel leaves, their sellers, and the haremees? They have vanished like shadows. ||2||

Descendants

Punjabi:
Gurmukhi script: ਤੰਬੋਲੀ (tambolī)

Shahmukhi script: تَن٘بولی (taṉbolī)

Further reading

Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਤੰਬੋਲੀ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2^nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 300
“ਤੰਬੋਲੀ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “tāmbūlika”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 329

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀢𑀁𑀩𑁄𑀮𑀺𑀅 (taṃbolia), from Sanskrit ताम्बूलिक (tāmbūlika).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /t̪əm.boː.liː/
Hyphenation: تَن٘‧بو‧لِی
Rhymes: -iː

Noun

تَن٘بولِی • (tambolī) m (Hindi spelling तँबोली)

betelseller
Synonym: پَنْوَاڑِی (panvāṛī)

Declension

Declension of تنبولی
	singular	plural
direct	تَن٘بولِی (tambolī)	تَن٘بولِی (tambolī)
oblique	تَن٘بولِی (tambolī)	تَن٘بولِِیوں (tamboliyõ)
vocative	تَن٘بولِی (tambolī)	تَن٘بولِِیو (tamboliyo)

Further reading

“تنبولی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“تنبولی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “تنبولی”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co., page 202
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “tāmbūlika”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 329

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