থালা
Bengali
Etymology
Related to থাল (thal) and থালি (thali); all of them are from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀣𑀸𑀮𑀻 (thālī), from Sanskrit स्थाल (sthāla, “vessel, pot, earthern ware”), vṛddhi derivative of स्थल (sthala, “ground, land”). Cognate of Assamese থাল (thal), থালি (thali), Gujarati થાળ (thāḷ), થાળી (thāḷī), Hindustani تھال / थाल (thāl), تھالا / थाला (thālā), تھالِی / थाली (thālī), Sindhi ٿالُ / थालु, ٿاليِ / थाली, Punjabi ਥਾਲ (thāl) / تھال (thāl), ਥਾਲੀ (thālī) / تھالِی (thālī), Nepali थाल (thāl), थाली (thālī), Maithili थार (thār) / 𑒟𑒰𑒩 (thāra), थारी (thārī) / 𑒟𑒰𑒩𑒲 (thārī).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tha.la/, [ˈt̪ʰa.la]
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- Rhymes: -ala
- Hyphenation: থা‧লা
Noun
থালা • (thala)
- plate
- কটা থালা লাগবে?
- kôṭa thala lagbe?
- How many plates are needed?
Inflection
Inflection of থালা | |||
nominative | থালা thala | ||
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objective | থালা / থালাকে thala (semantically general or indefinite) / thalake (semantically definite) | ||
genitive | থালার thalar | ||
locative | থালাতে / থালায় thalate / thalay | ||
Indefinite forms | |||
nominative | থালা thala | ||
objective | থালা / থালাকে thala (semantically general or indefinite) / thalake (semantically definite) | ||
genitive | থালার thalar | ||
locative | থালাতে / থালায় thalate / thalay | ||
Definite forms | |||
singular | plural | ||
nominative | থালাটা , থালাটি thalaṭa (colloquial), thalaṭi (formal) | থালাগুলা, থালাগুলো thalagula (colloquial), thalagulo (formal) | |
objective | থালাটা, থালাটি thalaṭa (colloquial), thalaṭi (formal) | থালাগুলা, থালাগুলো thalagula (colloquial), thalagulo (formal) | |
genitive | থালাটার, থালাটির thalaṭar (colloquial), thalaṭir (formal) | থালাগুলার, থালাগুলোর thalagular (colloquial), thalagulor (formal) | |
locative | থালাটাতে / থালাটায়, থালাটিতে thalaṭate / thalaṭay (colloquial), thalaṭite (formal) | থালাগুলাতে / থালাগুলায়, থালাগুলোতে thalagulate / thalagulay (colloquial), thalagulote (formal) | |
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke). |