थल

See also: थली, थाल, थाला, थाली, थूल, थूला, थूली, थैला, and थैली

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 (thôḷô), Old Awadhi थल (thala), Gujarati થળ (thaḷ), Marathi थळ (thaḷ). Doublet of थली (thalī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /t̪ʰəl/, [t̪ʰɐl]
• Rhymes: -əl

Noun

थल • (thal) m (Urdu spelling تهل)

1. firm or dry ground; land (as opposed to water)
2. place, spot, site

   Synonyms: स्थान (sthān), जगह (jagah), ठिकाना (ṭhikānā)

3. den, lair (of a lion or tiger)

   Synonyms: माँद (mā̃d), चुर (cur)

4. ford
5. raised ground; mound

   Synonym: टीला (ṭīlā)

6. sandy tract; sandhill

   Synonyms: भूड़ (bhūṛ), थली (thalī), रेगिस्तान (registān)

Derived terms

• जल-थल (jal-thal)
• थलचर (thalcar)
• थलचारी (thalcārī)
• थलज (thalaj)
• थलपति (thalapti)
• थलबेड़ा (thalbeṛā)
• थलसेना (thalsenā)
• थलीय (thalīya)

 

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “थल”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: 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.