# तीर्थ
## Hindi
### Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit तीर्थ (tīrtha).

### Pronunciation

* (Delhi) IPA: /t̪iːɾt̪ʰ/

### Noun

तीर्थ • (tīrth) m (Urdu spelling تیرتھ)
* (Hinduism, Jainism) place of pilgrimage, holy site, tirtha
    तीर्थ-यात्रा करना ― tīrth-yātrā karnā ― to travel to a holy site

#### References

* McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “तीर्थ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 455

## Sanskrit
### Alternative scripts

* তীৰ্থ (Assamese script)
* ᬢᬷᬃᬣ (Balinese script)
* তীর্থ (Bengali script)
* 𑰝𑰱𑰨𑰿𑰞 (Bhaiksuki script)
* 𑀢𑀻𑀭𑁆𑀣 (Brahmi script)
* တီရ်္ထ (Burmese script)
* તીર્થ (Gujarati script)
* ਤੀਰ੍ਥ (Gurmukhi script)
* 𑌤𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌥 (Grantha script)
* ꦠꦷꦂꦡ (Javanese script)
* 𑂞𑂲𑂩𑂹𑂟 (Kaithi script)
* ತೀರ್ಥ (Kannada script)
* តីថ៌ (Khmer script)
* ຕີຣ຺ຖ (Lao script)
* തീര്ഥ (Malayalam script)
* ᢠᡳᡳᡵᡨᠠ (Manchu script)
* 𑘝𑘲𑘨𑘿𑘞 (Modi script)
* ᢐᠢᠢᠷᠲᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
* 𑦽𑧓𑧈𑧠𑦾 (Nandinagari script)
* 𑐟𑐷𑐬𑑂𑐠 (Newa script)
* ତୀର୍ଥ (Odia script)
* ꢡꢷꢬ꣄ꢢ (Saurashtra script)
* 𑆠𑆵𑆫𑇀𑆡 (Sharada script)
* 𑖝𑖱𑖨𑖿𑖞 (Siddham script)
* තීර්‍ථ (Sinhalese script)
* 𑩫𑩑𑩛𑩼 𑪙𑩬 (Soyombo script)
* 𑚙𑚯𑚤𑚶𑚚 (Takri script)
* தீர்த² (Tamil script)
* తీర్థ (Telugu script)
* ตีรฺถ (Thai script)
* ཏཱི་རྠ (Tibetan script)
* 𑒞𑒲𑒩𑓂𑒟 (Tirhuta script)
* 𑨙𑨁𑨊𑨫𑩇𑨚 (Zanabazar Square script)

### Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *tr̥Htʰám, from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂-th₂ó-, from *terh₂- (“to cross over”).

### Pronunciation

* (Vedic) IPA: /tiːɾ.tʰɐ́/
* (Classical Sanskrit) IPA: /t̪iːɾ.t̪ʰɐ/

### Noun

तीर्थ • (tīrthá) stem, n
* a passage, way or road; that which affords transit:
** a ford; a crossing at a river.
** stairs for descent into a river,
** a channel or canal; an artificial watercourse.
** (Vedic religion) the path to the altar between the चात्वाल (cātvāla, “sacrificial pit”) and उत्कर (utkara, “pile of refuse”).
* something sacred or revered; a holy thing or place:
** (Hinduism) Lines or parts of the hand considered to be sacred.
** (Hinduism, Jainism) a place of pilgrimage (especially at a sacred body of water)
*** Narmadāṣṭaka 2:त्वदम्बुलीनदीनमीनदिव्यसंप्रदायकं कलौ मलौघभारहारि सर्वतीर्थनायकम् । सुमच्छकच्छनक्रचक्रचक्रवाकशर्मदे त्वदीयपादपङ्कजं नमामि देवि नर्मदे ॥tvadambulīnadīnamīnadivyasaṃpradāyakaṃ kalau malaughabhārahāri sarvatīrthanāyakam. sumacchakacchanakracakracakravākaśarmade tvadīyapādapaṅkajaṃ namāmi devi narmade.O Devī Narmadā, who give protection to fishes, turtles, crocodiles and ruddy shelducks, I bow to your lotus-feet, the foremost of all holy sites, the ridder of great sins in the Kali Age, the giver of divine refuge to the lowly fish in your waters.
* someone sacred or revered; a holy or wise person:
** a worthy person, especially one worthy to receive something
** an adviser or counsellor; one entrusted to provide advice
* the right place, time, or means
* advice, instruction; that which gives direction

#### Declension

* ¹Vedic

#### Derived terms

* तीर्थक (tīrthaka)
* तीर्थचर्या (tīrthacaryā)
* तीर्थिक (tīrthika)

#### Descendants

* Prakrit: 𑀢𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀣 (tittha), 𑀢𑀽𑀳 (tūha)
** Odia: ତୁଠ (tuṭha)
** Sindhi: تِٿُ (tithu)
* Helu Prakrit:
** Dhivehi: ތޮށް (toṣ̊)
** Sinhalese: තොට (toṭa)
* Pali: tittha
** → Sinhalese: තිත් (tit)
* Khowar: طورت (thūrt)
** → Wakhi: tыrt
* → Old Javanese: tīrtha
** Javanese: ꦠꦶꦂꦠ (tirta)
*** → Indonesian: tirta (“water”)
** → Balinese: ᬢᬷᬃᬢ (tirta)
* → English: tirtha
* → Hindi: तीर्थ (tīrth)
* → Sinhalese: තීර්‍ථය (tīrthaya)
* → Tamil: தீர்த்தம் (tīrttam)
* → Tocharian B: tīrthe

### References

* ↑ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) “tīrthá-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 650

### Further reading

* Monier Williams (1899) “तीर्थ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 449.
* Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “तीर्थ”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 776
* Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “tīrtha”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
* Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “tīrthá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 333