तीली
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Persian [Term?]. Or from Sanskrit तूलिका (tūlikā)?
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
तीली • (tīlī) f (Urdu spelling تیلی)
- spoke (of a wheel)
- matchstick, match
- Synonym: माचिस (mācis)
Declension edit
Declension of तीली (fem ī-stem)
References edit
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “तीली”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “तीली”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha