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.ɾɐ.bʱɑː.ʂɐ/

Noun

दूरभाष • (dūrabhāṣa) stem, m

1. (neologism) telephone

   Synonyms: दूरवाणी (dūravāṇī), दूरशब्द (dūraśabda)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of दूरभाष

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	दूरभाषः (dūrabhāṣaḥ)	दूरभाषौ (dūrabhāṣau) दूरभाषा¹ (dūrabhāṣā¹)	दूरभाषाः (dūrabhāṣāḥ) दूरभाषासः¹ (dūrabhāṣāsaḥ¹)
vocative	दूरभाष (dūrabhāṣa)	दूरभाषौ (dūrabhāṣau) दूरभाषा¹ (dūrabhāṣā¹)	दूरभाषाः (dūrabhāṣāḥ) दूरभाषासः¹ (dūrabhāṣāsaḥ¹)
accusative	दूरभाषम् (dūrabhāṣam)	दूरभाषौ (dūrabhāṣau) दूरभाषा¹ (dūrabhāṣā¹)	दूरभाषान् (dūrabhāṣān)
instrumental	दूरभाषेण (dūrabhāṣeṇa)	दूरभाषाभ्याम् (dūrabhāṣābhyām)	दूरभाषैः (dūrabhāṣaiḥ) दूरभाषेभिः¹ (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)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

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