As a Hindi name
तूलि · noun · feminine
तूलिका — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a painter's brush (cf. turī)
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M1 · same meaning "tūli" is the vocative of "tūlī" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
Monier-Williams (1899) · तूलि
tūli f. a painter's brush (cf. turī), Uṇ., Sch.
Wilson (1832) · तूलि
tūli f. (-liḥ) A painter's brush, or a fibrous stick used as one, and for other purposes. E. tūla to send forth or cut, affix in: see tūla and tūlī.
Monier-Williams (1899) · तूली (linked stem)
tūlī f. id., L.
Monier-Williams (1899) · तूली (linked stem)
cotton, Sāṃkhyak. 17; Gauḍap.
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