स्थल

See also: स्थल्

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit स्थल (sthala).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /st̪ʰəl/, [s̪t̪ʰəl̪]
  • Rhymes: -əl

Noun

स्थल (sthal) m

  1. land, ground; place
    Synonyms: ज़मीन (zamīn), भूमि (bhūmi)
  2. dry land, parched soil
    स्थल में मीलों तक पानी नहीं मिलता है
    sthal mẽ mīlõ tak pānī nahī̃ miltā hai.
    Water is not to be found for miles in arid land.

Declension

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From स्थल् (sthal, to stand, to be firm), from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- or *stel-.

Noun

स्थल (sthala) m

  1. chapter, section (of a book)
  2. name of a son of बल (bala)
  3. (स्थला (sthalā)), a heap of artificially raised earth, mound

Noun

स्थल (sthala) n

  1. = स्थली (sthalī) above
  2. dry land (opp. to damp low-land), firm earth (opp. to water)
  3. ground, soil, place, spot
  4. a flat surface, roof (of a palace)
  5. situation, circumstance, case
    तथाविध-स्थलेtathāvidha-sthalein such a case
  6. topic, subject
  7. text

Descendants

  • Telugu: స్థలము (sthalamu)

References

  • Monier William's Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 2nd Ed. 1899.
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