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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀣𑀮 (thala, “dry place, place”), from Sanskrit स्थल (sthála, “dry land, place”). Cognates include Punjabi ਥਲ (thal), Nepali थल (thal), Assamese থল (thol), Odia ଥଳ (thaḷa), Old Awadhi थल (thala), Gujarati થળ (thaḷ), Marathi थळ (thaḷ). Doublet of थली (thalī).
Pronunciation
Noun
थल • (thal) m (Urdu spelling تهل)
- firm or dry ground; land (as opposed to water)
- place, spot, site
- Synonyms: स्थान (sthān), जगह (jagah), ठिकाना (ṭhikānā)
- den, lair (of a lion or tiger)
- Synonyms: माँद (mā̃d), चुर (cur)
- ford
- raised ground; mound
- Synonym: टीला (ṭīlā)
- sandy tract; sandhill
- Synonyms: भूड़ (bhūṛ), थली (thalī), रेगिस्तान (registān)
Derived terms
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “थल”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “थल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “थल”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- S. W. Fallon (1879) “थल”, in A New Hindustani-English Dictionary, Banaras, London: Trubner and Co.