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तुला

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Hindi

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तुला तारामंडल

Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit तुला (tulā). Doublet of तुली (tulī).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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तुला (tulāf (Urdu spelling تلا)

  1. balance, scales
    Synonym: तराज़ू (tarāzū)

Declension

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Declension of तुला (fem ā-stem)
singular plural
direct तुला
tulā
तुलाएँ
tulāẽ
oblique तुला
tulā
तुलाओं
tulāõ
vocative तुला
tulā
तुलाओ
tulāo

Proper noun

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तुला (tulāf (Urdu spelling تلا)

  1. (astrology) Libra
  2. (astronomy) Libra constellation

Declension

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Declension of तुला (sg-only fem ā-stem)
singular
direct तुला
tulā
oblique तुला
tulā
vocative तुला
tulā

See also

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Zodiac signs in Hindi · राशि (rāśi) (layout · text)

मेष (meṣ) ("ram"; Aries)

वृषभ (vŕṣabh) ("bull"; Taurus)

मिथुन (mithun) ("twins"; Gemini)

कर्क (kark) ("crab"; Cancer)

सिंह (sĩh) ("lion"; Leo)

कन्या (kanyā) ("virgin"; Virgo)

तुला (tulā) ("balance"; Libra)

वृश्चिक (vŕścik) ("scorpion"; Scorpio)

धनु (dhanu) ("bow"; Sagittarius)

मकर (makar) ("sea-goat"; Capricorn)

कुंभ (kumbh) ("water-pot"; Aquarius)

मीन (mīn) ("fish"; Pisces)

References

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Marathi

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronoun

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तुला (tulā)

  1. accusative of तू ()
  2. dative of तू ()

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Sanskrit तुला (tulā).

Noun

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तुला (tulāf

  1. balance, scales
    Synonym: तराजू (tarāj̈ū)

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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तुला f

  1. Devanagari script form of tulā (“balance”)

Declension

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Sanskrit

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *tl̥h₂-éh₂, from *telh₂- + *-éh₂.[1]

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    तु॒ला (tulā́) stemf [2][3]

    1. balance, scales
    2. weight

    Declension

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    Feminine ā-stem declension of तु॒ला
    singular dual plural
    nominative तु॒ला (tulā́) तु॒ले (tulé) तु॒लाः (tulā́ḥ)
    accusative तु॒लाम् (tulā́m) तु॒ले (tulé) तु॒लाः (tulā́ḥ)
    instrumental तु॒लया॑ (tuláyā)
    तु॒ला¹ (tulā́¹)
    तु॒लाभ्या॑म् (tulā́bhyām) तु॒लाभिः॑ (tulā́bhiḥ)
    dative तु॒लायै॑ (tulā́yai) तु॒लाभ्या॑म् (tulā́bhyām) तु॒लाभ्यः॑ (tulā́bhyaḥ)
    ablative तु॒लायाः॑ (tulā́yāḥ)
    तु॒लायै॑² (tulā́yai²)
    तु॒लाभ्या॑म् (tulā́bhyām) तु॒लाभ्यः॑ (tulā́bhyaḥ)
    genitive तु॒लायाः॑ (tulā́yāḥ)
    तु॒लायै॑² (tulā́yai²)
    तु॒लयोः॑ (tuláyoḥ) तु॒लाना॑म् (tulā́nām)
    locative तु॒लाया॑म् (tulā́yām) तु॒लयोः॑ (tuláyoḥ) तु॒लासु॑ (tulā́su)
    vocative तुले॑ (túle) तुले॑ (túle) तुलाः॑ (túlāḥ)
    • ¹Vedic
    • ²Brāhmaṇas

    Descendants

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    See also

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    Zodiac signs in Sanskrit · राशिचक्र (rāśicakra) (layout · text)

    मेष (meṣa)

    वृषभ (vṛṣabha)

    मिथुन (mithuna)

    कर्कटक (karkaṭaka)

    सिंह (siṃha)

    कन्या (kanyā)

    तुला (tulā)

    वृश्चिक (vṛścika)

    धनु (dhanu)

    मकर (makara)

    कुम्भ (kumbha)

    मीन (mīna)

    References

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    1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992), “tulā́-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 658-659
    2. ^ Monier Williams (1899), “तुला”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 451, column 2.
    3. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “tulā́”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 336