तँबोली
Hindi
Alternative forms
- तमोली (tamolī), तंबोली (tambolī)
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀢𑀁𑀩𑁄𑀮𑀺𑀅 (taṃbolia), from Sanskrit ताम्बूलिक (tāmbūlika). Doublet of तांबूलिक (tāmbūlik).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t̪əm.boː.liː/, [t̪ə̃m.boː.l̪iː]
Noun
तँबोली • (tambolī) m
- betelseller
- Synonyms: पनवाड़ी (panvāṛī), तांबूलिक (tāmbūlik)
- 2008, Shrilal Shukla, मकान, Radhakrishna Prakashan, →ISBN, page 27:
- तँबोलियों की दुकानों पर रेडियों बज रहे थे।
- tamboliyõ kī dukānõ par reḍiyõ baj rahe the.
- Radios were playing in the shops of betel-sellers.
Declension
Declension of तँबोली (masc ī-stem)
singular | plural | |
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direct | तँबोली tambolī | तँबोली tambolī |
oblique | तँबोली tambolī | तँबोलियों tamboliyõ |
vocative | तँबोली tambolī | तँबोलियो tamboliyo |
Further reading
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “तँबोली”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1990
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “तँबोली”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 432