ताल

See also: ताड़, ताड, and तालक

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /t̪ɑːl/, [t̪äːl̪]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit ताल (tāla).

Noun

ताल • (tāl) m (Urdu spelling تال‎)

1. (music) rhythm, beat, tune
2. palm tree

   Synonym: ताड़ (tāṛ)

3. the palm of the hand

   Synonym: हथेली (hathelī)

4. the clapping of palms

   Synonym: ताली (tālī)

5. (wrestling) slapping the hands on the arms in defiance

Declension

Declension of ताल (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ताल tāl	ताल tāl
oblique	ताल tāl	तालों tālõ
vocative	ताल tāl	तालो tālo

Descendants

• → Pashto: تال‎ (“beating time in music by striking or slapping the fingers or hands together”)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit तलक (talaka).

Noun

ताल • (tāl) m (Urdu spelling تال‎)

1. pond, puddle

Declension

Declension of ताल (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ताल tāl	ताल tāl
oblique	ताल tāl	तालों tālõ
vocative	ताल tāl	तालो tālo

References

• Platts, John T. (1884), “ताल”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t̪äl]
• Phonetic Devanagari: ताल्

Noun

ताल • (tāl)

1. lake
2. (music) rhythm, beat, tune

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• tāla (Latin script)
• 𑀢𑀸𑀮 (Brahmi script)
• তাল (Bengali script)
• තාල (Sinhalese script)
• တာလ or တႃလ (Burmese script)
• ตาล or ตาละ (Thai script)
• ᨲᩣᩃ (Tai Tham script)
• ຕາລ or ຕາລະ (Lao script)
• តាល (Khmer script)
• 𑄖𑄂𑄣 (Chakma script)

Noun

ताल m

1. Devanagari script form of tāla (“palmyra palm”)

Declension

Declension table of "ताल" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	तालो (tālo)	ताला (tālā)
Accusative (second)	तालं (tālaṃ)	ताले (tāle)
Instrumental (third)	तालेन (tālena)	तालेहि (tālehi) or तालेभि (tālebhi)
Dative (fourth)	तालस्स (tālassa) or तालाय (tālāya) or तालत्थं (tālatthaṃ)	तालानं (tālānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	तालस्मा (tālasmā) or तालम्हा (tālamhā) or ताला (tālā)	तालेहि (tālehi) or तालेभि (tālebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	तालस्स (tālassa)	तालानं (tālānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	तालस्मिं (tālasmiṃ) or तालम्हि (tālamhi) or ताले (tāle)	तालेसु (tālesu)
Vocative (calling)	ताल (tāla)	ताला (tālā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬢᬵᬮ (Balinese script)
• তাল (Assamese script)
• তাল (Bengali script)
• 𑰝𑰯𑰩 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀢𑀸𑀮 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌤𑌾𑌲 (Grantha script)
• તાલ (Gujarati script)
• ਤਾਲ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦠꦴꦭ (Javanese script)
• តាល (Khmer script)
• ತಾಲ (Kannada script)
• ຕາລ (Lao script)
• താല (Malayalam script)
• 𑘝𑘰𑘩 (Modi script)
• ᢐᠠᢗᠯᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• ᢠᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠯᠠ (Manchu script)
• တာလ (Burmese script)
• 𑦽𑧑𑧉 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐟𑐵𑐮 (Newa script)
• ତାଲ (Oriya script)
• ꢡꢵꢭ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆠𑆳𑆬 (Sharada script)
• 𑖝𑖯𑖩 (Siddham script)
• තාල (Sinhalese script)
• తాల (Telugu script)
• ตาล (Thai script)
• ཏཱ་ལ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒞𑒰𑒪 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

Vṛddhi derivative of तल (tala).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /tɑː.lɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ɑː.l̪ɐ/

Noun

ताल • (tāla) m

1. the palm tree or fan palm
2. clapping
3. the palm of one’s hand
4. the flapping of elephant’s ears
5. musical time or measure
6. a cymbal
7. a trochee
8. a place
9. a span measured by the thumb and the middle finger
10. a type of dance
11. lock, bolt
12. the hilt of a sword

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of ताल (tāla)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	तालः tālaḥ	तालौ tālau	तालाः / तालासः¹ tālāḥ / tālāsaḥ¹
Vocative	ताल tāla	तालौ tālau	तालाः / तालासः¹ tālāḥ / tālāsaḥ¹
Accusative	तालम् tālam	तालौ tālau	तालान् tālān
Instrumental	तालेन tālena	तालाभ्याम् tālābhyām	तालैः / तालेभिः¹ tālaiḥ / tālebhiḥ¹
Dative	तालाय tālāya	तालाभ्याम् tālābhyām	तालेभ्यः tālebhyaḥ
Ablative	तालात् tālāt	तालाभ्याम् tālābhyām	तालेभ्यः tālebhyaḥ
Genitive	तालस्य tālasya	तालयोः tālayoḥ	तालानाम् tālānām
Locative	ताले tāle	तालयोः tālayoḥ	तालेषु tāleṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Assamese: তাল (tal)
• Oriya: ତାଳ (taḷô)
• Pali: tāḷa
  • Burmese: ထန်း (htan:)
  • Mon: တာ
  • Shan: ထၢၼ် (thǎan)
• Paisaci Prakrit:
  • Punjabi: ਤਾਲ਼ (tāḷ, “meter, beat, rhythm”), ਤਾੜੀ (tāṛī, “clap”)
• Hindi: ताल (tāl)
• Khmer: តាល (taalaʼ)
• Lü: ᦎᦱᧃ (ṫaan)
• Northern Thai: ᨲᩣ᩠ᩃ
• Thai: ตาล (dtaan)

Noun

ताल • (tāla) n

1. the nut of fan palm
2. the throne of Durga

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of ताल (tāla)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	तालम् tālam	ताले tāle	तालानि / ताला¹ tālāni / tālā¹
Vocative	ताल tāla	ताले tāle	तालानि / ताला¹ tālāni / tālā¹
Accusative	तालम् tālam	ताले tāle	तालानि / ताला¹ tālāni / tālā¹
Instrumental	तालेन tālena	तालाभ्याम् tālābhyām	तालैः / तालेभिः¹ tālaiḥ / tālebhiḥ¹
Dative	तालाय tālāya	तालाभ्याम् tālābhyām	तालेभ्यः tālebhyaḥ
Ablative	तालात् tālāt	तालाभ्याम् tālābhyām	तालेभ्यः tālebhyaḥ
Genitive	तालस्य tālasya	तालयोः tālayoḥ	तालानाम् tālānām
Locative	ताले tāle	तालयोः tālayoḥ	तालेषु tāleṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

ताल • (tāla) m or n

1. an orpiment

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of ताल (tāla)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	तालम् tālam	ताले tāle	तालानि / ताला¹ tālāni / tālā¹
Vocative	ताल tāla	ताले tāle	तालानि / ताला¹ tālāni / tālā¹
Accusative	तालम् tālam	ताले tāle	तालानि / ताला¹ tālāni / tālā¹
Instrumental	तालेन tālena	तालाभ्याम् tālābhyām	तालैः / तालेभिः¹ tālaiḥ / tālebhiḥ¹
Dative	तालाय tālāya	तालाभ्याम् tālābhyām	तालेभ्यः tālebhyaḥ
Ablative	तालात् tālāt	तालाभ्याम् tālābhyām	तालेभ्यः tālebhyaḥ
Genitive	तालस्य tālasya	तालयोः tālayoḥ	तालानाम् tālānām
Locative	ताले tāle	तालयोः tālayoḥ	तालेषु tāleṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Adjective

ताल • (tāla)

1. made of the palmyra wood

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of ताल (tāla)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	तालः tālaḥ	तालौ tālau	तालाः / तालासः¹ tālāḥ / tālāsaḥ¹
Vocative	ताल tāla	तालौ tālau	तालाः / तालासः¹ tālāḥ / tālāsaḥ¹
Accusative	तालम् tālam	तालौ tālau	तालान् tālān
Instrumental	तालेन tālena	तालाभ्याम् tālābhyām	तालैः / तालेभिः¹ tālaiḥ / tālebhiḥ¹
Dative	तालाय tālāya	तालाभ्याम् tālābhyām	तालेभ्यः tālebhyaḥ
Ablative	तालात् tālāt	तालाभ्याम् tālābhyām	तालेभ्यः tālebhyaḥ
Genitive	तालस्य tālasya	तालयोः tālayoḥ	तालानाम् tālānām
Locative	ताले tāle	तालयोः tālayoḥ	तालेषु tāleṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ī-stem declension of ताली (tālī)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ताली tālī	ताल्यौ / ताली¹ tālyau / tālī¹	ताल्यः / तालीः¹ tālyaḥ / tālīḥ¹
Vocative	तालि tāli	ताल्यौ / ताली¹ tālyau / tālī¹	ताल्यः / तालीः¹ tālyaḥ / tālīḥ¹
Accusative	तालीम् tālīm	ताल्यौ / ताली¹ tālyau / tālī¹	तालीः tālīḥ
Instrumental	ताल्या tālyā	तालीभ्याम् tālībhyām	तालीभिः tālībhiḥ
Dative	ताल्यै tālyai	तालीभ्याम् tālībhyām	तालीभ्यः tālībhyaḥ
Ablative	ताल्याः tālyāḥ	तालीभ्याम् tālībhyām	तालीभ्यः tālībhyaḥ
Genitive	ताल्याः tālyāḥ	ताल्योः tālyoḥ	तालीनाम् tālīnām
Locative	ताल्याम् tālyām	ताल्योः tālyoḥ	तालीषु tālīṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Neuter a-stem declension of ताल (tāla)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	तालम् tālam	ताले tāle	तालानि / ताला¹ tālāni / tālā¹
Vocative	ताल tāla	ताले tāle	तालानि / ताला¹ tālāni / tālā¹
Accusative	तालम् tālam	ताले tāle	तालानि / ताला¹ tālāni / tālā¹
Instrumental	तालेन tālena	तालाभ्याम् tālābhyām	तालैः / तालेभिः¹ tālaiḥ / tālebhiḥ¹
Dative	तालाय tālāya	तालाभ्याम् tālābhyām	तालेभ्यः tālebhyaḥ
Ablative	तालात् tālāt	तालाभ्याम् tālābhyām	तालेभ्यः tālebhyaḥ
Genitive	तालस्य tālasya	तालयोः tālayoḥ	तालानाम् tālānām
Locative	ताले tāle	तालयोः tālayoḥ	तालेषु tāleṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “ताल”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 444.