As a Hindi name
ताली · noun · feminine
लोहे की वह कील जिससे ताला खोला और बंद किया जाता है । कुंजी । चाबी · ताड़ी । ताड़ का मद्य · तालमूली । मुसली — Śabdasāgara
ताली · noun · feminine
छोटा ताल । तलैया । गड़ही — Śabdasāgara
ताली · feminine
key; clapping, applause
Platts (p. 306) also records: Furnished with cymbals; a person furnished with cymbais
Cited formation "ताली" is ताल + -ई: ताल means "rhythm, beat, tune", and the suffix -ई forms abstract nouns (fem.). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(14) — cited from the extracted rule table
Cited formation "ताली" is ताल + -ई: ताल means "rhythm, beat, tune", and the suffix -ई forms 'belonging to', 'having', 'coming from' (adjectives). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(6) — cited from the extracted rule table
Cited formation "ताली" is ताल + -ई: ताल means "rhythm, beat, tune", and the suffix -ई forms diminutives (fem.). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(6) — cited from the extracted rule table
a Hindi word, derived from the Sanskrit ताल — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Formed as a feminine form of ताला (tālā), which is ultimately from Sanskrit ताल (tāla).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
tāla m. (Siddh. napuṃs. 25, Sch.) the palmyra tree or fan-palm (Borassus flabelliformis, producing a sort of spirituous liquor; considered as a measure of height, R. iv; vi, 2, 6; Lalit. iii, xxii; forming a banner, MBh. iv, vi, xvi; Hariv.; to pierce seven fan-palms with one shot is held to be a great feat, R. i, 1, 64; AgP. viii, 2), Mn. viii, 246; MBh. &c.
(fr. tāḍa) slapping the hands together or against one's arm, xiii, 1397; R. &c.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
(g. kuṇḍādī) N. of a tree (Corypha Taliera, Corypha umbraculifera, Flacourtia cataphracta, Curculigo orchioides, ), &c.
Verified derivationMultiple readings (5)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "tālī" is the nominative of "tālin" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "tālī" is the nominative dual of "tāli" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "tālī" is the feminine form of "tāla" — the same word with the feminine ending, recorded by the dictionary's own gender marker on that entry.
M3 · meaning shifts "tāla" is derived from "tā" with the lac suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
tā f. Lakṣmī, L.
tāla m. (Siddh. napuṃs. 25, Sch.) the palmyra tree or fan-palm (Borassus flabelliformis, producing a sort of spirituous liquor; considered as a measure of height, R. iv; vi, 2, 6; Lalit. iii, xxii; forming a banner, MBh. iv, vi, xvi; Hariv.; to pierce seven fan-palms with one shot is held to be a great feat, R. i, 1, 64; AgP. viii, 2), Mn. viii, 246; MBh. &c.
(fr. tāḍa) slapping the hands together or against one's arm, xiii, 1397; R. &c.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
tālī (ī), f. (g. kuṇḍādī) N. of a tree (Corypha Taliera, Corypha umbraculifera, Flacourtia cataphracta, Curculigo orchioides, L.), Hariv. 6407; R.; Suśr. &c.
toddy, W.
a fragrant earth, L.
= tallikā, L.
a metre of 4 × 3 long syllables
1. tālin mfn. furnished with cymbals (Śiva), Bh. xiii, 1172.
2. tālin mfn. (√ tal) placing upon, Śiś. vi, 66.
tāli f. = tāḍi, L.
Flacourtia cataphracta, L., Sch.
tāla m. (Siddh. napuṃs. 25, Sch.) the palmyra tree or fan-palm (Borassus flabelliformis, producing a sort of spirituous liquor; considered as a measure of height, R. iv; vi, 2, 6; Lalit. iii, xxii; forming a banner, MBh. iv, vi, xvi; Hariv.; to pierce seven fan-palms with one shot is held to be a great feat, R. i, 1, 64; AgP. viii, 2), Mn. viii, 246; MBh. &c.
(fr. tāḍa) slapping the hands together or against one's arm, xiii, 1397; R. &c.
tā f. Lakṣmī, L.
Alternative readings
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