तल

See also: तल्, ताल, तेल, तौल, तूलि, तिल, तुला, ताला, and ताली

Hindi

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit तल (tala). Cognate with Marathi तळ (taḷ).

Noun

तल • (tal) m (Urdu spelling تل)

1. bottom

   पोत समुद्र का तल पर है।

   pot samudra kā tal par hai.

   The ship is at the bottom of the sea.

2. level (also धरातल (dharātal))

   मैं वही तल पर हूँ। ― ma͠i vahī tal par hū̃. ― I am on the same level.

3. storey, floor (of a building)

   मैं प्रथम तल पर रहता हूँ।

   ma͠i pratham tal par rahtā hū̃.

   I live on the first floor.

Declension

Declension of तल (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	तल tal	तल tal
oblique	तल tal	तलों talõ
vocative	तल tal	तलो talo

Synonyms

• (storey): मंज़िल (manzil)
• (storey): तला (talā)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “तल”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• “तल”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “तल”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “तल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “तल”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Etymology 2

Verb

तल • (tal)

1. inflection of तलना (talnā):
   1. stem
   2. second-person singular intimate present imperative

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• তল (Assamese script)
• ᬢᬮ (Balinese script)
• তল (Bengali script)
• 𑰝𑰩 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀢𑀮 (Brahmi script)
• တလ (Burmese script)
• તલ (Gujarati script)
• ਤਲ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌤𑌲 (Grantha script)
• ꦠꦭ (Javanese script)
• 𑂞𑂪 (Kaithi script)
• ತಲ (Kannada script)
• តល (Khmer script)
• ຕລ (Lao script)
• തല (Malayalam script)
• ᢠᠠᠯᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘝𑘩 (Modi script)
• ᢐᠠᠯᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦽𑧉 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐟𑐮 (Newa script)
• ତଲ (Odia script)
• ꢡꢭ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆠𑆬 (Sharada script)
• 𑖝𑖩 (Siddham script)
• තල (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩫𑩽 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚙𑚥 (Takri script)
• தல (Tamil script)
• తల (Telugu script)
• ตล (Thai script)
• ཏ་ལ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒞𑒪 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨙𑨬 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *talam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *talam (“bottom, surface”), from Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- (“bottom, ground”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

तल • (tala) stem, n or m

1. surface, level, floor (of a house)
2. the part underneath, lower part, base, bottom
3. the palm of the hand
4. the sole of the foot

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of तल

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	तलम् (talam)	तले (tale)	तलानि (talāni) तला¹ (talā¹)
accusative	तलम् (talam)	तले (tale)	तलानि (talāni) तला¹ (talā¹)
instrumental	तलेन (talena)	तलाभ्याम् (talābhyām)	तलैः (talaiḥ) तलेभिः¹ (talebhiḥ¹)
dative	तलाय (talāya)	तलाभ्याम् (talābhyām)	तलेभ्यः (talebhyaḥ)
ablative	तलात् (talāt)	तलाभ्याम् (talābhyām)	तलेभ्यः (talebhyaḥ)
genitive	तलस्य (talasya)	तलयोः (talayoḥ)	तलानाम् (talānām)
locative	तले (tale)	तलयोः (talayoḥ)	तलेषु (taleṣu)
vocative	तल (tala)	तले (tale)	तलानि (talāni) तला¹ (talā¹)

• ¹Vedic

Masculine a-stem declension of तल

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	तलः (talaḥ)	तलौ (talau) तला¹ (talā¹)	तलाः (talāḥ) तलासः¹ (talāsaḥ¹)
accusative	तलम् (talam)	तलौ (talau) तला¹ (talā¹)	तलान् (talān)
instrumental	तलेन (talena)	तलाभ्याम् (talābhyām)	तलैः (talaiḥ) तलेभिः¹ (talebhiḥ¹)
dative	तलाय (talāya)	तलाभ्याम् (talābhyām)	तलेभ्यः (talebhyaḥ)
ablative	तलात् (talāt)	तलाभ्याम् (talābhyām)	तलेभ्यः (talebhyaḥ)
genitive	तलस्य (talasya)	तलयोः (talayoḥ)	तलानाम् (talānām)
locative	तले (tale)	तलयोः (talayoḥ)	तलेषु (taleṣu)
vocative	तल (tala)	तलौ (talau) तला¹ (talā¹)	तलाः (talāḥ) तलासः¹ (talāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• Bengali: তালা (tala)
• Hindi: तल (tal)
• Marathi: तळ (taḷ)
• Odia: ତଳେ (taḷe)
• Punjabi: ਥੱਲੇ (thalle)
• → Assamese: তল (tol)
• → Malayalam: തലം (talaṁ)
• → Telugu: తలము (talamu)

Noun

तल • (tala) stem, m

1. a span
2. the handle of a sword
3. the palmyra tree
4. the forearm
5. pressing the strings of a lute with the left hand
6. talātala - name of a hell

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of तल

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	तलः (talaḥ)	तलौ (talau) तला¹ (talā¹)	तलाः (talāḥ) तलासः¹ (talāsaḥ¹)
accusative	तलम् (talam)	तलौ (talau) तला¹ (talā¹)	तलान् (talān)
instrumental	तलेन (talena)	तलाभ्याम् (talābhyām)	तलैः (talaiḥ) तलेभिः¹ (talebhiḥ¹)
dative	तलाय (talāya)	तलाभ्याम् (talābhyām)	तलेभ्यः (talebhyaḥ)
ablative	तलात् (talāt)	तलाभ्याम् (talābhyām)	तलेभ्यः (talebhyaḥ)
genitive	तलस्य (talasya)	तलयोः (talayoḥ)	तलानाम् (talānām)
locative	तले (tale)	तलयोः (talayoḥ)	तलेषु (taleṣu)
vocative	तल (tala)	तलौ (talau) तला¹ (talā¹)	तलाः (talāḥ) तलासः¹ (talāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Noun

तल • (tala) stem, n

1. the heart
2. a pond
3. a pit
4. a forest
5. the root or seed of events

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of तल

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	तलम् (talam)	तले (tale)	तलानि (talāni) तला¹ (talā¹)
accusative	तलम् (talam)	तले (tale)	तलानि (talāni) तला¹ (talā¹)
instrumental	तलेन (talena)	तलाभ्याम् (talābhyām)	तलैः (talaiḥ) तलेभिः¹ (talebhiḥ¹)
dative	तलाय (talāya)	तलाभ्याम् (talābhyām)	तलेभ्यः (talebhyaḥ)
ablative	तलात् (talāt)	तलाभ्याम् (talābhyām)	तलेभ्यः (talebhyaḥ)
genitive	तलस्य (talasya)	तलयोः (talayoḥ)	तलानाम् (talānām)
locative	तले (tale)	तलयोः (talayoḥ)	तलेषु (taleṣu)
vocative	तल (tala)	तले (tale)	तलानि (talāni) तला¹ (talā¹)

• ¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “तल”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, pages 440/2-3.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 637