Bengali

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit স্থল (sthala). Related to থাকা (thaka, to live, stay), থানা (thana, police station), ঠাঁই (ṭhãi, place), থালা (thala, plate), ঠিক (ṭhik, right, correct), ঠিকানা (ṭhikana, address), স্থিত (sthito, located), স্থাপন (sthapon, placing), স্থাপত্য (sthapotto, architecture), স্থান (sthan, place), and -স্তান (-stan).

Cognate with Assamese স্থল (sthol), Odia ସ୍ଥଳ (sthaḷa), as well as Hindustani ستهل / स्थल (sthal), Gujarati સ્થળ (sthaḷ), Malayalam സ്ഥലം (sthalaṁ), Tamil தலம் (talam), Telugu స్థలము (sthalamu).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /st̪ʰɔl/, [ˈst̪ʰɔl]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /st̪ʰɔl/, [ˈst̪ʰɔl]

Noun

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স্থল (sthol)

  1. ground, dry land
    Synonyms: ভূমি (bhumi), জমিন (jomin)
  2. place, location, venue
  3. condition, circumstance, situation
  4. matter, subject

Declension

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Inflection of স্থল
nominative স্থল
sthôl
objective স্থল / স্থলকে
sthôl (semantically general or indefinite) / sthôlke (semantically definite)
genitive স্থলের
sthôler
locative স্থলে
sthôle
Indefinite forms
nominative স্থল
sthôl
objective স্থল / স্থলকে
sthôl (semantically general or indefinite) / sthôlke (semantically definite)
genitive স্থলের
sthôler
locative স্থলে
sthôle
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative স্থলটা , স্থলটি
sthôlṭa (colloquial), sthôlṭi (formal)
স্থলগুলা, স্থলগুলো
sthôlgula (colloquial), sthôlgulo (formal)
objective স্থলটা, স্থলটি
sthôlṭa (colloquial), sthôlṭi (formal)
স্থলগুলা, স্থলগুলো
sthôlgula (colloquial), sthôlgulo (formal)
genitive স্থলটার, স্থলটির
sthôlṭar (colloquial), sthôlṭir (formal)
স্থলগুলার, স্থলগুলোর
sthôlgular (colloquial), sthôlgulor (formal)
locative স্থলটাতে / স্থলটায়, স্থলটিতে
sthôlṭate / sthôlṭay (colloquial), sthôlṭite (formal)
স্থলগুলাতে / স্থলগুলায়, স্থলগুলোতে
sthôlgulate / sthôlgulay (colloquial), sthôlgulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

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References

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  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “স্হিল”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
  • Accessible Dictionary, স্থল, Government of Bangladesh