तिस

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t̪ɪs/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀢𑀺𑀲𑀸 (tisā), from Sanskrit तृषा (tṛṣā), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tr̥šaH, from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥s-eh₂. Doublet of तृषा (tŕṣā), a tatsama, and तरस (taras), a semi-tatsama.

Noun

तिस • (tis) f

1. thirst

   Synonym: (more common) प्यास (pyās)

Declension

Declension of तिस (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	तिस tis	तिसें tisẽ
oblique	तिस tis	तिसों tisõ
vocative	तिस tis	तिसो tiso

Related terms

• तरस (taras)
• तरसना (tarasnā)
• तरसाना (tarsānā)
• तिसाना (tisānā)
• तिसाया (tisāyā)
• तृषा (tŕṣā)

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Ultimately inherited from Sanskrit तस्य (tasya), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tásya, from Proto-Indo-European *tósyo (“of this/that”).

Pronoun

तिस • (tis)

1. (obsolete) oblique of सो (so); of him, her, it

   Synonym: उस (us) (more common)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “तिस”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “तिस”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha