तोलना
See also: तलना, तुलना, and तौलना
Old Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀢𑁄𑀮𑀇 (tolaï), 𑀢𑁄𑀮𑁂𑀇 (tolei), from Sanskrit तोलयति (tolayati). Compare Old Punjabi ਤੋਲਿ (toli), Old Gujarati तोलइ (tolai), Old Marathi 𑘝𑘻𑘩𑘜𑘹 (tolaṇe).
Verb
तोलना (tolanā)
- to balance, poise, weigh
Descendants
- Hindustani: taulnā
- Hindi: तौलना
- Urdu: تَولْنَا
Further reading
- Jaroslav Strnad (2013) Morphology and Syntax of Old Hindī : Edition and Analysis of One Hundred Kabīr Vānī Poems From Rājasthān (Brill's Indological Library; 45), Leiden, OCLC 853683653, page 538
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “tōláyati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 341