पीतल

See also: पाताल and पतला

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮 (pittala), from Sanskrit पित्तल (pittala, “brass”). Compare Sanskrit पीत (pīta, “yellow, gold”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /piː.t̪əl/, [piː.t̪ɐl]
• Rhymes: -əl

Noun

पीतल • (pītal) m (Urdu spelling پیتل)

1. brass

Declension

Declension of पीतल (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पीतल pītal	पीतल pītal
oblique	पीतल pītal	पीतलों pītalõ
vocative	पीतल pītal	पीतलो pītalo

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pittala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• পীতল (Assamese script)
• ᬧᬷᬢᬮ (Balinese script)
• পীতল (Bengali script)
• 𑰢𑰱𑰝𑰩 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀧𑀻𑀢𑀮 (Brahmi script)
• ပီတလ (Burmese script)
• પીતલ (Gujarati script)
• ਪੀਤਲ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌪𑍀𑌤𑌲 (Grantha script)
• ꦥꦷꦠꦭ (Javanese script)
• 𑂣𑂲𑂞𑂪 (Kaithi script)
• ಪೀತಲ (Kannada script)
• បីតល (Khmer script)
• ປີຕລ (Lao script)
• പീതല (Malayalam script)
• ᢒᡳᡳᢠᠠᠯᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘢𑘲𑘝𑘩 (Modi script)
• ᢒᠢᠢᢐᠠᠯᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧂𑧓𑦽𑧉 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐥𑐷𑐟𑐮 (Newa script)
• ପୀତଲ (Odia script)
• ꢦꢷꢡꢭ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆥𑆵𑆠𑆬 (Sharada script)
• 𑖢𑖱𑖝𑖩 (Siddham script)
• පීතල (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩰𑩑𑩛𑩫𑩽 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚞𑚯𑚙𑚥 (Takri script)
• பீதல (Tamil script)
• పీతల (Telugu script)
• ปีตล (Thai script)
• པཱི་ཏ་ལ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒣𑒲𑒞𑒪 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨞𑨁𑨊𑨙𑨬 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Derived from पीत (pīta, “yellow”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /piː.tɐ.lɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /piː.t̪ɐ.l̪ɐ/

Noun

पीतल • (pītala) stem, m

1. yellow (color)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of पीतल

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	पीतलः (pītalaḥ)	पीतलौ (pītalau) पीतला¹ (pītalā¹)	पीतलाः (pītalāḥ) पीतलासः¹ (pītalāsaḥ¹)
accusative	पीतलम् (pītalam)	पीतलौ (pītalau) पीतला¹ (pītalā¹)	पीतलान् (pītalān)
instrumental	पीतलेन (pītalena)	पीतलाभ्याम् (pītalābhyām)	पीतलैः (pītalaiḥ) पीतलेभिः¹ (pītalebhiḥ¹)
dative	पीतलाय (pītalāya)	पीतलाभ्याम् (pītalābhyām)	पीतलेभ्यः (pītalebhyaḥ)
ablative	पीतलात् (pītalāt)	पीतलाभ्याम् (pītalābhyām)	पीतलेभ्यः (pītalebhyaḥ)
genitive	पीतलस्य (pītalasya)	पीतलयोः (pītalayoḥ)	पीतलानाम् (pītalānām)
locative	पीतले (pītale)	पीतलयोः (pītalayoḥ)	पीतलेषु (pītaleṣu)
vocative	पीतल (pītala)	पीतलौ (pītalau) पीतला¹ (pītalā¹)	पीतलाः (pītalāḥ) पीतलासः¹ (pītalāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Noun

पीतल • (pītala) stem, n

1. brass

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of पीतल

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	पीतलम् (pītalam)	पीतले (pītale)	पीतलानि (pītalāni) पीतला¹ (pītalā¹)
accusative	पीतलम् (pītalam)	पीतले (pītale)	पीतलानि (pītalāni) पीतला¹ (pītalā¹)
instrumental	पीतलेन (pītalena)	पीतलाभ्याम् (pītalābhyām)	पीतलैः (pītalaiḥ) पीतलेभिः¹ (pītalebhiḥ¹)
dative	पीतलाय (pītalāya)	पीतलाभ्याम् (pītalābhyām)	पीतलेभ्यः (pītalebhyaḥ)
ablative	पीतलात् (pītalāt)	पीतलाभ्याम् (pītalābhyām)	पीतलेभ्यः (pītalebhyaḥ)
genitive	पीतलस्य (pītalasya)	पीतलयोः (pītalayoḥ)	पीतलानाम् (pītalānām)
locative	पीतले (pītale)	पीतलयोः (pītalayoḥ)	पीतलेषु (pītaleṣu)
vocative	पीतल (pītala)	पीतले (pītale)	पीतलानि (pītalāni) पीतला¹ (pītalā¹)

• ¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “पीतल”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 630/1.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 137