تیل

تیل

Brahui

Alternative forms

• تیڷ‎

Etymology

From Proto-Dravidian *tēḷ (“scorpion”). Cognate with Tamil தேள் (tēḷ), Malayalam തേൾ (tēḷ), Kannada ಚೇಳು (cēḷu).

Noun

تیل (tēl)

1. scorpion

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Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀢𑁂𑀮 (tela), from Sanskrit तैल (taila). Cognate with Gujarati તેલ (tel), Bengali তেল (tel).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /t̪eːl/
• Rhymes: -eːl

Noun

تیل • (tel) m

1. oil
2. vegetable oil
3. fuel, fuel oil

   ‏گاڑی میں تیل ڈلوانا ہے۔‎‎

   gāṛī meṉ tel ḍalvānā hai.

   We need to fuel up the car.

Declension

Declension of تیل
	singular	plural
direct	تیل‎ (tel)	تیل‎ (tel)
oblique	تیل‎ (tel)	تیلوں‎ (telō̃)
vocative	تیل‎ (tel)	تیلو‎ (telō)

Descendants

• → Pashto: تېل‎ (tel)

References

• “تیل”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “تیل”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.

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Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu تیل‎ (tel).

Noun

تیل (tel)

1. oil