गिलास

Hindi

FWOTD – 3 April 2021

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɡɪ.lɑːs/, [ɡɪ.läːs]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English glass.

Noun

गिलास • (gilās) m (Urdu spelling گلاس)

1. glass, tumbler

   Synonym: कप (kap)

   • 1865, Paṇḍit Vijayśaṇkar, Padārthvidyāsār‎^[1], 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 पानी ― ek gilās pānī ― a cup of water

Declension

Declension of गिलास (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गिलास gilās	गिलास gilās
oblique	गिलास gilās	गिलासों gilāsõ
vocative	गिलास gilās	गिलासो gilāso

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Persian گیلاس (gilâs), ultimately from Ancient Greek κερᾰ́σῐον (kerásion).

Noun

गिलास • (gilās) m (Urdu spelling گیلاس)

1. (fruit) cherry

   Synonyms: आलूबालू (ālūbālū), ओलची (olcī), चेरी (cerī)

Declension

Declension of गिलास (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गिलास gilās	गिलास gilās
oblique	गिलास gilās	गिलासों gilāsõ
vocative	गिलास gilās	गिलासो gilāso

References

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