गिलास

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Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡɪ.lɑːs/,

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English glass.

Noun

गिलास (gilāsm (Urdu spelling گلاس)

  1. glass, tumbler
    Synonym: कप (kap)
    • 1865, Paṇḍit Vijayśaṇkar, Padārthvidyāsār, page 2:
      [] पानी से भरे हुए गिलास में पत्थर का एक टुकड़ा रख दैं तो पानी उसपत्थर की लंबाई चौड़ाई और मुटाई []
      [] pānī se bhare hue gilās mẽ patthar kā ek ṭukṛā rakh da͠i to pānī usapatthar kī lambāī cauṛāī aur muṭāī []
      suppose we put a piece of stone in a glass of water, then that stone's length, width, and breadth
  2. (used attributively) glass of
    एक गिलास पानीek gilās pānīa cup of water
Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian گِیلَاس (gīlās), ultimately from Ancient Greek κερᾰ́σῐον (kerásion).

Noun

गिलास (gilāsm (Urdu spelling گیلاس)

  1. (fruit) cherry
    Synonyms: आलूबालू (ālūbālū), ओलची (olcī), चेरी (cerī)
Declension

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