स्थल

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit स्थल (sthala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /st̪ʰəl/

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.

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-स्थले ― tathāvidha-sthale ― in such a case

6. topic, subject
7. text

References

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