टीला (tiilaa)

noun A single-sense noun: a mound, hillock, or dune -- a small raised landform, whether natural or manmade.
Sense 1 : mound, hillock, dune
noun, masculine
Synonyms: पहाड़ी (pahaadii, hillock, larger), ढूह (dhooh, rare)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: Think of the small earthen or sandy rise you might see at the edge of a village field, on a riverbank, or in the Thar desert (रेत का टीला, ret kaa tiilaa, 'sand dune') -- it's a very visual, concrete word, often used by kids pointing at a spot to climb or by someone describing a rural landscape.
Common Mistakes: 1) Don't confuse with पहाड़ (pahaad), which is a proper mountain -- टीला (tiilaa) is small enough to walk or run up in a minute or two, more like a large heap of earth or sand than a geological mountain.
Sample Sentences:
गाँव के बाहर एक छोटा सा टीला है। There's a small mound outside the village.
(gaanv ke baahar ek chhotaa saa tiilaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
बच्चे टीले पर चढ़कर खेल रहे थे। The children were playing after climbing up the mound.
(bachche tiile par chadhkar khel rahe the।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
रेगिस्तान में रेत के टीले हवा के साथ अपनी जगह बदलते रहते हैं। In the desert, sand dunes keep shifting their position with the wind.
(registaan men ret ke tiile havaa ke saath apnii jagah badalte rahte hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
उस टीले पर चढ़ो, वहाँ से पूरा गाँव दिखाई देता है। Climb up that mound -- you can see the whole village from there.
(us tiile par chadho, vahaan se pooraa gaanv dikhaaii detaa hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
नदी के किनारे मिट्टी का एक टीला बन गया था। A mound of earth had formed on the riverbank.
(nadii ke kinaare mittii kaa ek tiilaa ban gayaa thaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अगर बारिश ज़्यादा होती तो यह टीला बह जाता। If it had rained more, this mound would have washed away.
(agar baarish zyaadaa hotii to yah tiilaa bah jaataa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Perfective -- Voice: Active
थार के रेगिस्तान में मीलों तक सिर्फ़ रेत के टीले नज़र आते हैं। In the Thar desert, only sand dunes are visible for miles.
(thaar ke registaan men miilon tak sirf ret ke tiile nazar aate hain।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
शायद उस टीले के पीछे कोई पुराना कुआँ हो। Perhaps there's an old well behind that mound.
(shaayad us tiile ke piichhe koii puraanaa kuaan ho।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
खेत के किनारे का टीला मज़दूरों ने खोदकर बनाया था। The mound at the edge of the field had been built by laborers digging it up.
(khet ke kinaare kaa tiilaa mazdooron ne khodkar banaayaa thaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
टीले के पीछे से सूरज धीरे-धीरे उभर रहा था। The sun was slowly rising from behind the mound.
(tiile ke piichhe se sooraj dhiire-dhiire ubhar rahaa thaa।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): टीला (tiilaa)
(sg.m.oblique): टीले (tiile)
(pl.m.direct): टीले (tiile)
(pl.m.oblique): टीलों (tiilon)