thūla

Pali

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• 𑀣𑀽𑀮 (Brahmi script)
• थूल (Devanagari script)
• থূল (Bengali script)
• ථූල (Sinhalese script)
• ထူလ (Burmese script)
• ถูล or ถูละ (Thai script)
• ᨳᩪᩃ (Tai Tham script)
• ຖູລ or ຖູລະ (Lao script)
• ថូល (Khmer script)
• 𑄗𑄫𑄣 (Chakma script)

Alternative forms

• thulla

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit स्थूल (sthūlá). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀣𑀽𑀮 (thūla), 𑀣𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮 (thulla).

Adjective

thūla

1. big, bulky, strong, stout

Declension

Declension table of "thūla" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	thūlo	thūlā
Accusative (second)	thūlaṃ	thūle
Instrumental (third)	thūlena	thūlehi or thūlebhi
Dative (fourth)	thūlassa or thūlāya or thūlatthaṃ	thūlānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	thūlasmā or thūlamhā or thūlā	thūlehi or thūlebhi
Genitive (sixth)	thūlassa	thūlānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	thūlasmiṃ or thūlamhi or thūle	thūlesu
Vocative (calling)	thūla	thūlā

Declension table of "thūlā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	thūlā	thūlāyo or thūlā
Accusative (second)	thūlaṃ	thūlāyo or thūlā
Instrumental (third)	thūlāya	thūlāhi or thūlābhi
Dative (fourth)	thūlāya	thūlānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	thūlāya	thūlāhi or thūlābhi
Genitive (sixth)	thūlāya	thūlānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	thūlāya or thūlāyaṃ	thūlāsu
Vocative (calling)	thūle	thūlāyo or thūlā

Declension table of "thūla" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	thūlaṃ	thūlāni
Accusative (second)	thūlaṃ	thūlāni
Instrumental (third)	thūlena	thūlehi or thūlebhi
Dative (fourth)	thūlassa or thūlāya or thūlatthaṃ	thūlānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	thūlasmā or thūlamhā or thūlā	thūlehi or thūlebhi
Genitive (sixth)	thūlassa	thūlānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	thūlasmiṃ or thūlamhi or thūle	thūlesu
Vocative (calling)	thūla	thūlāni

Further reading

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “thūla”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 310
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sthūlá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 795