तीळ

See also: तळ, तळे, तूळ, and तोळा

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘝𑘲𑘯 (tīḷa), Maharastri Prakrit 𑀢𑀺𑀮 (tila), from Sanskrit तिल (tila). Compare Gujarati તલ (tal), Hindustani تِل (til) / तिल (til), Punjabi ਤਿਲ (til) / تِل (til), Bengali তিল (til), Assamese তিল (til).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪iɭ̆/, [t̪iːɭ̆]

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Noun

तीळ • (tīḷ) m

1. sesame, Sesamum indicum
2. mole (facial feature)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “तीळ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “तीळ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “तीळ”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “tilá¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press