गिलास (gilaas)

noun A simple everyday noun meaning 'glass' (the drinking vessel); one core sense. Borrowed from English 'glass' and now completely naturalized into Hindi.
Sense 1 : drinking glass (vessel)
noun, masculine
Synonyms: प्याला (pyaalaa, usually a cup/small handle-less vessel rather than a glass)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: In most Indian homes you will find steel गिलास (gilaas) rather than actual glass ones -- sturdy, stackable tumblers used for water, chai, or lassi. Street-side chai stalls also often serve in small गिलास (gilaas) rather than cups, so the word covers a lot of everyday drinking vessels regardless of material, much like English speakers still say 'glass' for a plastic tumbler.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes confuse गिलास (gilaas) with काँच (kaanch), which means the material 'glass' (as in glass windows), not the vessel; you drink from a गिलास (gilaas) but a window is made of काँच (kaanch). 2) गिलास (gilaas) is masculine even though it ends in the sound often associated with feminine nouns -- it takes masculine agreement, e.g. यह गिलास टूटा (yah gilaas tootaa, 'this glass broke').
Sample Sentences:
मुझे एक गिलास पानी चाहिए। I need a glass of water.
(mujhe ek gilaas paanii chaahie।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
वह रोज़ सुबह एक गिलास दूध पीता है। He drinks a glass of milk every morning.
(vah roz subah ek gilaas doodh piitaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
मेज़ पर गिलास टूटा पड़ा है, संभल कर चलना। There's a broken glass lying on the table, walk carefully.
(mez par gilaas tootaa padaa hai, sambhal kar chalnaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
ज़रा गिलास इधर लाना। Please bring the glass over here.
(zaraa gilaas idhar laanaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
चाय वाले ने छोटे-छोटे गिलासों में चाय दी। The chai seller served tea in small glasses.
(chaay vaale ne chhote-chhote gilaason men chaay dii।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अगर गिलास स्टील का होता, तो टूटता नहीं। If the glass had been made of steel, it wouldn't have broken.
(agar gilaas stiil kaa hotaa, to toottaa nahiin।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
क्या आप मुझे एक साफ गिलास दे सकते हैं? Could you give me a clean glass?
(kyaa aap mujhe ek saaph gilaas de sakte hain?)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
गिलास रसोई में धोकर रख दिया गया है। The glass has been washed and put away in the kitchen.
(gilaas rasoii men dhokar rakh diyaa gayaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
मैं चाहता हूँ कि तुम गिलास संभल कर रखो। I want you to keep the glass carefully.
(main chaahtaa hoon ki tum gilaas sambhal kar rakho।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
जब मैं बाज़ार जाऊँगा तो नए गिलास ले आऊँगा। When I go to the market, I'll bring some new glasses.
(jab main baazaar jaaoongaa to nae gilaas le aaoongaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
बच्चा गिलास से पानी छलका रहा था। The child was spilling water from the glass.
(bachchaa gilaas se paanii chhalkaa rahaa thaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): गिलास (gilaas)
(sg.m.oblique): गिलास (gilaas)
(pl.m.direct): गिलास (gilaas)
(pl.m.oblique): गिलासों (gilaason)