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): /ˈpiː.t̪ɐ.l̪ɐ/

Noun

पीतल • (pītala) stem, m

1. yellow (color)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of पीतल (pītala)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	पीतलः pītalaḥ	पीतलौ / पीतला¹ pītalau / pītalā¹	पीतलाः / पीतलासः¹ pītalāḥ / pītalāsaḥ¹
Vocative	पीतल pītala	पीतलौ / पीतला¹ pītalau / pītalā¹	पीतलाः / पीतलासः¹ pītalāḥ / pītalāsaḥ¹
Accusative	पीतलम् pītalam	पीतलौ / पीतला¹ pītalau / pītalā¹	पीतलान् pītalān
Instrumental	पीतलेन pītalena	पीतलाभ्याम् pītalābhyām	पीतलैः / पीतलेभिः¹ pītalaiḥ / 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
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

पीतल • (pītala) stem, n

1. brass

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of पीतल (pītala)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	पीतलम् pītalam	पीतले pītale	पीतलानि / पीतला¹ pītalāni / pītalā¹
Vocative	पीतल pītala	पीतले pītale	पीतलानि / पीतला¹ pītalāni / pītalā¹
Accusative	पीतलम् pītalam	पीतले pītale	पीतलानि / पीतला¹ pītalāni / pītalā¹
Instrumental	पीतलेन pītalena	पीतलाभ्याम् pītalābhyām	पीतलैः / पीतलेभिः¹ pītalaiḥ / 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
Notes	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