दूरभाष

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दूरभाष (dūrabhāṣa), दूरभाषक (dūrabhāṣaka) or compounded from दूर (dūr) +‎ भाष (bhāṣ). Calque of English telephone.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪uːɾ.bʱɑːʂ/, [d̪uːɾ.bʱäːʃ]

Noun

दूरभाष • (dūrbhāṣ) m

1. (neologism) telephone

   Synonyms: टेलीफ़ोन (ṭelīfon), फ़ोन (fon)

Declension

Declension of दूरभाष (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दूरभाष dūrbhāṣ	दूरभाष dūrbhāṣ
oblique	दूरभाष dūrbhāṣ	दूरभाषों dūrbhāṣõ
vocative	दूरभाष dūrbhāṣ	दूरभाषो dūrbhāṣo

Sanskrit

Etymology

From दूर (dūra) +‎ भाष (bhāṣa). Calque of English telephone (compare with Thai โทรศัพท์ (too-rá-sàp), Lao ໂທລະສັບ (thō la sap) and Khmer ទូរស័ព្ទ (tuurĕəʼsap) all from दूर (dūra) +‎ शब्द (śabda); Kannada ದೂರವಾಣಿ (dūravāṇi) and Telugu దూరవాణి (dūravāṇi) from दूरवाणी (dūravāṇī) from दूर (dūra) +‎ वाणी (vāṇī))

Pronunciation

• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d̪uː.ɾɐˈbʱɑː.ʂɐ/

Noun

दूरभाष • (dūrabhāṣa) stem, m

1. (neologism) telephone

   Synonyms: दूरवाणी (dūravāṇī), दूरशब्द (dūraśabda)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of दूरभाष (dūrabhāṣa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	दूरभाषः dūrabhāṣaḥ	दूरभाषौ / दूरभाषा¹ dūrabhāṣau / dūrabhāṣā¹	दूरभाषाः / दूरभाषासः¹ dūrabhāṣāḥ / dūrabhāṣāsaḥ¹
Vocative	दूरभाष dūrabhāṣa	दूरभाषौ / दूरभाषा¹ dūrabhāṣau / dūrabhāṣā¹	दूरभाषाः / दूरभाषासः¹ dūrabhāṣāḥ / dūrabhāṣāsaḥ¹
Accusative	दूरभाषम् dūrabhāṣam	दूरभाषौ / दूरभाषा¹ dūrabhāṣau / dūrabhāṣā¹	दूरभाषान् dūrabhāṣān
Instrumental	दूरभाषेण dūrabhāṣeṇa	दूरभाषाभ्याम् dūrabhāṣābhyām	दूरभाषैः / दूरभाषेभिः¹ dūrabhāṣaiḥ / dūrabhāṣebhiḥ¹
Dative	दूरभाषाय dūrabhāṣāya	दूरभाषाभ्याम् dūrabhāṣābhyām	दूरभाषेभ्यः dūrabhāṣebhyaḥ
Ablative	दूरभाषात् dūrabhāṣāt	दूरभाषाभ्याम् dūrabhāṣābhyām	दूरभाषेभ्यः dūrabhāṣebhyaḥ
Genitive	दूरभाषस्य dūrabhāṣasya	दूरभाषयोः dūrabhāṣayoḥ	दूरभाषाणाम् dūrabhāṣāṇām
Locative	दूरभाषे dūrabhāṣe	दूरभाषयोः dūrabhāṣayoḥ	दूरभाषेषु dūrabhāṣeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Bengali: দূরভাষা (durbhaśa)
• → Gujarati: દૂરભાષ (dūrbhāṣ)