تنبولی
Old Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀢𑀁𑀩𑁄𑀮𑀺𑀅 (taṃbolia), from Sanskrit ताम्बूलिक (tāmbūlika). Cognate with Old Marathi 𑘝𑘰𑘽𑘤𑘻𑘯𑘲 (tāṃboḷī).
Noun
تَنْبولِی (tanbolī) m (Gurmukhi ਤੰਬੋਲੀ)
- seller of betel
- 1604, Guru Nanak, Ādi Granth ang 417:
- کَہا سُ پان تَنْبولِی ہَرَما ہوئییَا چھائی مائی
- kahā su pāna tanbolī haramā ho'īyā chā'ī mā'ī
- 1972 translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
- Where are those betel leaves, their sellers, and the haremees? They have vanished like shadows. ||2||
- کَہا سُ پان تَنْبولِی ہَرَما ہوئییَا چھائی مائی
Descendants
- Punjabi:
- Gurmukhi: ਤੰਬੋਲੀ (tambolī)
- Shahmukhi: تَنبولی (tanbolī)
Further reading
- Christopher Shackle (2011), “ਤੰਬੋਲੀ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 300.
- “ਤੰਬੋਲੀ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2023
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “tāmbūlika”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 329
Urdu
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀢𑀁𑀩𑁄𑀮𑀺𑀅 (taṃbolia), from Sanskrit ताम्बूलिक (tāmbūlika).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /t̪əm.boː.liː/
- Hyphenation: تَن٘‧بو‧لِی
- Rhymes: -iː
Noun
تَن٘بولِی • (tambolī) m (Hindi spelling तँबोली)
- betelseller
- Synonym: پَنْوَاڑِی (panvāṛī)
Declension
Declension of تنبولی | ||
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singular | plural | |
direct | تَن٘بولِی (tambolī) | تَن٘بولِی (tambolī) |
oblique | تَن٘بولِی (tambolī) | تَن٘بولِیوں (tamboliyō̃) |
vocative | تَن٘بولِی (tambolī) | تَن٘بولِیو (tamboliyō) |
Further reading
- “تنبولی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “تنبولی”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “تنبولی”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co., page 202
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “tāmbūlika”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 329