जल-थल एक होना

Hindi

Etymology

Literally, of land and water to become one; from जल-थल (jal-thal, land and water), एक (ek, one), होना (honā, to become).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəl.t̪ʰəl eːk ɦoː.nɑː/, [d͡ʒɐl.t̪ʰɐl‿eːk‿ɦoː.näː]

Verb

जल-थल एक होना • (jal-thal ek honā)

  1. (idiomatic) of land to be submerged under water; of a deluge to set in
    • (Can we date this quote?), Upendranath Ashk, "लक्ष्मी का स्वागत" ["lakṣmī kā svāgat"]:
      रौशन : वर्षा हो रही है?
      सुरेन्द्र : मूसलाधार! जल-थल एक हो रहे हैं
      rauśan : varṣā ho rahī hai?
      surendra : mūslādhār! jal-thal ek ho rahe ha͠i.
      Raushan : Is it raining?
      Surendra : Torrentially! Water is submerging all the land.

Conjugation

See also

  • आकाश-पाताल एक करना (ākāś-pātāl ek karnā)

References

  • Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “जल”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “जल-थल”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
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