गुल
Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡʊl/, [ɡʊl̪]
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit गुल (gula).
Noun
गुल • (gul) m (Urdu spelling گل)
- raw or unrefined sugar, molasses, jaggery
- the glans penis
- the clitoris
Declension
Declension of गुल (masc cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | गुल gul | गुल gul |
| oblique | गुल gul | गुलों gulõ |
| vocative | गुल gul | गुलो gulo |
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Classical Persian گل (gul), from Middle Persian gwl (gul, “rose, flower”), from Old Persian *vr̥da-, from Proto-Iranian *wṛda-, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥dʰo- (“sweetbriar”).
Noun
गुल • (gul) m (Urdu spelling گل)
- flower
- Synonyms: फूल (phūl), पुष्प (puṣp), कुसुम (kusum)
- rose
- Synonym: गुलाब (gulāb)
Declension
Declension of गुल (masc cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | गुल gul | गुल gul |
| oblique | गुल gul | गुलों gulõ |
| vocative | गुल gul | गुलो gulo |
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “गुल”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
Kashmiri
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian گل (gol, “flower”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡul/
Noun
गुल • (gul) m (Perso-Arabic گُل)
- flower
Synonyms
- पोश (pōś)
References
- S. K. Toshakhani; Mohiuddin Hajni; Prithvi Nath Pushp; Mirza Ghulam Hassan Beg Arif; Ghulam Nabi Gowhar (1968-1980) Kashir Dictionary Vol 5 (in Kashmiri), Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages, page 361
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ᬕᬸᬮ (Balinese script)
- গুল (Assamese script)
- গুল (Bengali script)
- 𑰐𑰲𑰩 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀕𑀼𑀮 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌗𑍁𑌲 (Grantha script)
- ગુલ (Gujarati script)
- ਗੁਲ (Gurmukhi script)
- ꦒꦸꦭ (Javanese script)
- គុល (Khmer script)
- ಗುಲ (Kannada script)
- ຄຸລ (Lao script)
- ഗുല (Malayalam script)
- 𑘐𑘳𑘩 (Modi script)
- ᠺᠤᠯᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- ᡤᡠᠯᠠ (Manchu script)
- ဂုလ (Burmese script)
- 𑦰𑧔𑧉 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐐𑐸𑐮 (Newa script)
- ଗୁଲ (Oriya script)
- ꢔꢸꢭ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆓𑆶𑆬 (Sharada script)
- 𑖐𑖲𑖩 (Siddham script)
- ගුල (Sinhalese script)
- గుల (Telugu script)
- คุล or คุละ (Thai script)
- གུ་ལ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒑𑒳𑒪 (Tirhuta script)
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɡu.lɐ/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɡu.l̪ɐ/
Noun
गुल • (gula) m
- raw or unrefined sugar, molasses
- the glans penis
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:गुल
- the clitoris
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of गुल (gula) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | गुलः gulaḥ | गुलौ gulau | गुलाः / गुलासः¹ gulāḥ / gulāsaḥ¹ |
| Vocative | गुल gula | गुलौ gulau | गुलाः / गुलासः¹ gulāḥ / gulāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | गुलम् gulam | गुलौ gulau | गुलान् gulān |
| Instrumental | गुलेन gulena | गुलाभ्याम् gulābhyām | गुलैः / गुलेभिः¹ gulaiḥ / gulebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | गुलाय gulāya | गुलाभ्याम् gulābhyām | गुलेभ्यः gulebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | गुलात् gulāt | गुलाभ्याम् gulābhyām | गुलेभ्यः gulebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | गुलस्य gulasya | गुलयोः gulayoḥ | गुलानाम् gulānām |
| Locative | गुले gule | गुलयोः gulayoḥ | गुलेषु guleṣu |
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Descendants
- → Hindi: गुल (gul) (learned)
- → Malay: gula
- Indonesian: gula
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “गुल”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 360.
Sheshi Kham
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-b/m-ruːl (“snake”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡul/
Noun
गुल
- snake