दाल
See also: दल and दिल
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀸𑀮𑀻 (dālī), from Sanskrit दाल (dāla), itself from दलति (dalati, “he splits”); see दॄ (dṝ, “to tear, divide, split”). Cognate with Marathi डाळ (ḍāḷ).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d̪ɑːl/, [d̪äːl̪]
Noun
दाल • (dāl) f (Urdu spelling دال)
- dal (an Indian lentil dish)
- any variety of pulse
Declension
Declension of दाल (fem cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | दाल dāl | दालें dālẽ |
| oblique | दाल dāl | दालों dālõ |
| vocative | दाल dāl | दालो dālo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “दाल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “दाल”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ᬤᬵᬮ (Balinese script)
- দাল (Assamese script)
- দাল (Bengali script)
- 𑰟𑰯𑰩 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀤𑀸𑀮 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌦𑌾𑌲 (Grantha script)
- દાલ (Gujarati script)
- ਦਾਲ (Gurmukhi script)
- ꦢꦴꦭ (Javanese script)
- ទាល (Khmer script)
- ದಾಲ (Kannada script)
- ທາລ (Lao script)
- ദാല (Malayalam script)
- 𑘟𑘰𑘩 (Modi script)
- ᢑᠠᢗᠯᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- ᡩᠠ᠊ᠠᠯᠠ (Manchu script)
- ဒါလ (Burmese script)
- 𑦿𑧑𑧉 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐡𑐵𑐮 (Newa script)
- ଦାଲ (Oriya script)
- ꢣꢵꢭ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆢𑆳𑆬 (Sharada script)
- 𑖟𑖯𑖩 (Siddham script)
- දාල (Sinhalese script)
- దాల (Telugu script)
- ทาล (Thai script)
- དཱ་ལ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒠𑒰𑒪 (Tirhuta script)
Etymology
Vṛddhi derivative of दल (dala).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /dɑː.lɐ/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ɑː.l̪ɐ/
Noun
दाल • (dāla) m
- a kind of honey produced from petals
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of दाल (dāla) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | दालः dālaḥ | दालौ dālau | दालाः / दालासः¹ dālāḥ / dālāsaḥ¹ |
| Vocative | दाल dāla | दालौ dālau | दालाः / दालासः¹ dālāḥ / dālāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | दालम् dālam | दालौ dālau | दालान् dālān |
| Instrumental | दालेन dālena | दालाभ्याम् dālābhyām | दालैः / दालेभिः¹ dālaiḥ / dālebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | दालाय dālāya | दालाभ्याम् dālābhyām | दालेभ्यः dālebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | दालात् dālāt | दालाभ्याम् dālābhyām | दालेभ्यः dālebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | दालस्य dālasya | दालयोः dālayoḥ | दालानाम् dālānām |
| Locative | दाले dāle | दालयोः dālayoḥ | दालेषु dāleṣu |
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Noun
दाल • (dāla) m
- a sort of grain, creeping paspalum (Paspalum scrobiculatum, syn. Paspalum frumentaceum)
Declension
| Neuter a-stem declension of दाल (dāla) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | दालम् dālam | दाले dāle | दालानि / दाला¹ dālāni / dālā¹ |
| Vocative | दाल dāla | दाले dāle | दालानि / दाला¹ dālāni / dālā¹ |
| Accusative | दालम् dālam | दाले dāle | दालानि / दाला¹ dālāni / dālā¹ |
| Instrumental | दालेन dālena | दालाभ्याम् dālābhyām | दालैः / दालेभिः¹ dālaiḥ / dālebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | दालाय dālāya | दालाभ्याम् dālābhyām | दालेभ्यः dālebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | दालात् dālāt | दालाभ्याम् dālābhyām | दालेभ्यः dālebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | दालस्य dālasya | दालयोः dālayoḥ | दालानाम् dālānām |
| Locative | दाले dāle | दालयोः dālayoḥ | दालेषु dāleṣu |
| Notes |
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References
- Monier Williams (1899), “दाल”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 476.
- Paspalum+frumentaceum at The Plant List