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Hindi
Etymology
Sanskrit तीर्थ (tīrtha).
Noun
तीर्थ • (tīrth) m (Urdu spelling تیرتھ)
- (Hinduism, Jainism) place of pilgrimage, tirtha; a pilgrimage
Declension
Declension of तीर्थ (masc cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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direct
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तीर्थ tīrth
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तीर्थ tīrth
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oblique
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तीर्थ tīrth
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तीर्थों tīrthõ
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vocative
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तीर्थ tīrth
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तीर्थो tīrtho
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Sanskrit
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Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *tr̥Htʰám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tr̥Htʰám, from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂-th₂ó-, from *terh₂- (“to cross over”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
तीर्थ • (tīrtha) stem, n
- A passage, way or road; that which affords transit:
- A ford; a crossing at a river.
- Stairs for descent into a river,
- A channel or canal; an artificial watercourse.
- (Vedic religion) The path to the altar between the चात्वाल (cātvāla, “sacrificial pit”) and उत्कर (utkara, “pile of refuse”).
- Something sacred or revered; a holy thing or place:
- (Hinduism) Lines or parts of the hand considered to be sacred.
- (Hinduism, Jainism) A place of pilgrimage (especially at a sacred body of water)
- (Vedic religion) Fire (considered to be holy; compare the Zoroastrian 𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭 (ātar)).
- Someone sacred or revered; a holy or wise person:
- A worthy person, especially one worthy to receive something.
- A brahman; a member of the Hindu priestly class.
- An adviser or counsellor; one entrusted to provide advice.
- The right place, time, or means.
- Advice, instruction; that which gives direction.
- A woman's sexual organs; the vulva.
- The menstrual cycle; a woman's period.
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Proper noun
तीर्थ • (tīrtha) stem, n
- A male given name.
- (Hinduism) One of the ten orders of ascetics founded by Adi Shankara (its members add तीर्थ (tīrtha) to their names)
References
- ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) “tīrthá-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 650