दूरभाष
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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit दूरभाष (dūrabhāṣa), दूरभाषक (dūrabhāṣaka) or compounded from दूर (dūr) + भाष (bhāṣ). Calque of English telephone.
Pronunciation
Noun
दूरभाष • (dūrbhāṣ) m
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | दूरभाष dūrbhāṣ |
दूरभाष dūrbhāṣ |
| oblique | दूरभाष dūrbhāṣ |
दूरभाषों dūrbhāṣõ |
| vocative | दूरभाष dūrbhāṣ |
दूरभाषो dūrbhāṣo |
Sanskrit
Etymology
From दूर (dūra) + भाष (bhāṣa). Calque of English telephone (compare with Thai โทรศัพท์ (too-rá-sàp), Lao ໂທລະສັບ (thō la sap) and Khmer ទូរស័ព្ទ (tuurĕəʼsap) all from दूर (dūra) + शब्द (śabda); Kannada ದೂರವಾಣಿ (dūravāṇi) and Telugu దూరవాణి (dūravāṇi) from दूरवाणी (dūravāṇī) from दूर (dūra) + वाणी (vāṇī))
Pronunciation
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /d̪uː.ɾɐ.bʱɑː.ʂɐ/
Noun
दूरभाष • (dūrabhāṣa) stem, m
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | दूरभाषः (dūrabhāṣaḥ) | दूरभाषौ (dūrabhāṣau) दूरभाषा¹ (dūrabhāṣā¹) |
दूरभाषाः (dūrabhāṣāḥ) दूरभाषासः¹ (dūrabhāṣāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | दूरभाषम् (dūrabhāṣam) | दूरभाषौ (dūrabhāṣau) दूरभाषा¹ (dūrabhāṣā¹) |
दूरभाषान् (dūrabhāṣān) |
| instrumental | दूरभाषेण (dūrabhāṣeṇa) | दूरभाषाभ्याम् (dūrabhāṣābhyām) | दूरभाषैः (dūrabhāṣaiḥ) दूरभाषेभिः¹ (dūrabhāṣebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | दूरभाषाय (dūrabhāṣāya) | दूरभाषाभ्याम् (dūrabhāṣābhyām) | दूरभाषेभ्यः (dūrabhāṣebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | दूरभाषात् (dūrabhāṣāt) | दूरभाषाभ्याम् (dūrabhāṣābhyām) | दूरभाषेभ्यः (dūrabhāṣebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | दूरभाषस्य (dūrabhāṣasya) | दूरभाषयोः (dūrabhāṣayoḥ) | दूरभाषाणाम् (dūrabhāṣāṇām) |
| locative | दूरभाषे (dūrabhāṣe) | दूरभाषयोः (dūrabhāṣayoḥ) | दूरभाषेषु (dūrabhāṣeṣu) |
| vocative | दूरभाष (dūrabhāṣa) | दूरभाषौ (dūrabhāṣau) दूरभाषा¹ (dūrabhāṣā¹) |
दूरभाषाः (dūrabhāṣāḥ) दूरभाषासः¹ (dūrabhāṣāsaḥ¹) |
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