Assamese

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit তিল (tila).

Pronunciation

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Determiner

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তিল (til)

  1. Very small quantity.
    Synonym: অলপমান (olopman)

Noun

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তিল (til)

  1. sesame
  2. mole (on skin)

Declension

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(uncountable):

Bengali

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Bengali Wikipedia has an article on:
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তিলা
 
ভাজা তিল

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit तिल (tila), from Munda. Cognate with Assamese তিল (til), Sylheti ꠔꠤꠟ (til), Odia ତିଳ (tiḷa), Hindi तिल (til), Punjabi ਤਿਲ਼ (tiḷ), Sinhalese තල (tala).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /t̪il/, [ˈt̪iːl], [ˈt̪il]
    Audio:(file)
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /t̪il/, [ˈt̪iːl], [ˈt̪il]

Noun

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তিল (til)

  1. sesame (Sesamum indicum)
    1. sesame seed
  2. mole, small birthmark
  3. (figurative) iota, small quantity

Declension

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Inflection of তিল
nominative তিল
til
objective তিল / তিলকে
til (semantically general or indefinite) / tilke (semantically definite)
genitive তিলের
tiler
locative তিলে
tile
Indefinite forms
nominative তিল
til
objective তিল / তিলকে
til (semantically general or indefinite) / tilke (semantically definite)
genitive তিলের
tiler
locative তিলে
tile
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative তিলটা , তিলটি
tilṭa (colloquial), tilṭi (formal)
তিলগুলা, তিলগুলো
tilgula (colloquial), tilgulo (formal)
objective তিলটা, তিলটি
tilṭa (colloquial), tilṭi (formal)
তিলগুলা, তিলগুলো
tilgula (colloquial), tilgulo (formal)
genitive তিলটার, তিলটির
tilṭar (colloquial), tilṭir (formal)
তিলগুলার, তিলগুলোর
tilgular (colloquial), tilgulor (formal)
locative তিলটাতে / তিলটায়, তিলটিতে
tilṭate / tilṭay (colloquial), tilṭite (formal)
তিলগুলাতে / তিলগুলায়, তিলগুলোতে
tilgulate / tilgulay (colloquial), tilgulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

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References

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  • Biswas, Sailendra (2000) “তিল”, in Samsad Bengali-English dictionary, 3rd edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, →OCLC.

Early Assamese

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit তিল (tila).

Noun

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তিল (tilo)

  1. sesame
    নেত্ৰ নীলোৎপল সম তিল ফুল নাস
    অবিৰল দশন দাড়িম্ব পৰকাশ
    netro nīlötpolo somo tilo phulo naso ,
    obirolo dośono daṛimbo porokaśo .
    The eyes are like blue lotus, the nose is like a sesame flower,
    the teeth are shining like pomegranate (seeds).

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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তিল n

  1. Bengali script form of tila (sesame)

Declension

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