पाल
See also: पल, पीला, and पुल
Gondi
Etymology
Cognate with Tamil பால் (pāl).
Noun
पाल (pāl)
- milk
Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /pɑːl/, [päːl̪]
Etymology 1
From Sanskrit पल्ल (palla).
Noun
पाल • (pāl) m (Urdu spelling پال)
- sail
Declension
Declension of पाल (masc cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | पाल pāl | पाल pāl |
| oblique | पाल pāl | पालों pālõ |
| vocative | पाल pāl | पालो pālo |
Etymology 2
From Sanskrit पाली (pālī).
Noun
पाल • (pāl) m
- (poetic) dyke, dam
Declension
Declension of पाल (masc cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | पाल pāl | पाल pāl |
| oblique | पाल pāl | पालों pālõ |
| vocative | पाल pāl | पालो pālo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “पाल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 625
Konkani
Etymology
From Sanskrit पल्ली (pallī), from Proto-Dravidian. Compare Kannada ಪಲ್ಲಿ (palli), ಹಲ್ಲಿ (halli), Tamil பல்லி (palli), Malayalam പല്ലി (palli).
Noun
पाल • (pāl) (Latin script pal, Kannada script ಪಾಲ್)
- house gecko
Nepali
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [päl]
- Phonetic Devanagari: पाल्
Noun
पाल • (pāl)
- tent
- Synonym: तिरपाल (tirpāl)
- sail
Derived terms
- पाल टाँग्नु [pāl ṭā̃gnu]
- पाल हाल्नु [pāl hālnu]
References
- “पाल”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (Nepālī Br̥hat Śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
- Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993), “पाल”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- pāla (Latin script)
- 𑀧𑀸𑀮 (Brahmi script)
- পাল (Bengali script)
- පාල (Sinhalese script)
- ပါလ or ပႃလ (Burmese script)
- ปาล or ปาละ (Thai script)
- ᨷᩤᩃ (Tai Tham script)
- ປາລ or ປາລະ (Lao script)
- បាល (Khmer script)
Noun
पाल m
- Devanagari script form of pāla
Declension
Declension table of "पाल" (masculine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | पालो (pālo) | पाला (pālā) |
| Accusative (second) | पालं (pālaṃ) | पाले (pāle) |
| Instrumental (third) | पालेन (pālena) | पालेहि (pālehi) or पालेभि (pālebhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | पालस्स (pālassa) or पालाय (pālāya) or पालत्थं (pālatthaṃ) | पालानं (pālānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | पालस्मा (pālasmā) or पालम्हा (pālamhā) or पाला (pālā) | पालेहि (pālehi) or पालेभि (pālebhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | पालस्स (pālassa) | पालानं (pālānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | पालस्मिं (pālasmiṃ) or पालम्हि (pālamhi) or पाले (pāle) | पालेसु (pālesu) |
| Vocative (calling) | पाल (pāla) | पाला (pālā) |
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- ᬧᬵᬮ (Balinese script)
- পাল (Assamese script)
- পাল (Bengali script)
- 𑰢𑰯𑰩 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀧𑀸𑀮 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌪𑌾𑌲 (Grantha script)
- પાલ (Gujarati script)
- ਪਾਲ (Gurmukhi script)
- ꦥꦴꦭ (Javanese script)
- បាល (Khmer script)
- ಪಾಲ (Kannada script)
- ປາລ (Lao script)
- പാല (Malayalam script)
- 𑘢𑘰𑘩 (Modi script)
- ᢒᠠᢗᠯᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- ᢒᠠ᠊ᠠᠯᠠ (Manchu script)
- ပါလ (Burmese script)
- 𑧂𑧑𑧉 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐥𑐵𑐮 (Newa script)
- ପାଲ (Oriya script)
- ꢦꢵꢭ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆥𑆳𑆬 (Sharada script)
- 𑖢𑖯𑖩 (Siddham script)
- පාල (Sinhalese script)
- పాల (Telugu script)
- ปาล (Thai script)
- པཱ་ལ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒣𑒰𑒪 (Tirhuta script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-los.
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /pɑː.lɐ/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpɑː.l̪ɐ/
Noun
पाल • (pāla) m
- guard, protector, keeper
- herdsman
- protector of the earth, king, prince
- (also n) a spitting spittoon (as "recipient" ?)
- name of a serpent-demon of the race of vāsuki
- name of a prince
- (with भट्ट (bhaṭṭa)) name of an author
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of पाल | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | पालः (pālaḥ) | ||
| Gen. sg. | पालस्य (pālasya) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | पालः (pālaḥ) | पालौ (pālau) | पालाः (pālāḥ) |
| Vocative | पाल (pāla) | पालौ (pālau) | पालाः (pālāḥ) |
| Accusative | पालम् (pālam) | पालौ (pālau) | पालान् (pālān) |
| Instrumental | पालेन (pālena) | पालाभ्याम् (pālābhyām) | पालैः (pālaiḥ) |
| Dative | पालाय (pālāya) | पालाभ्याम् (pālābhyām) | पालेभ्यः (pālebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | पालात् (pālāt) | पालाभ्याम् (pālābhyām) | पालेभ्यः (pālebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | पालस्य (pālasya) | पालयोः (pālayoḥ) | पालानाम् (pālānām) |
| Locative | पाले (pāle) | पालयोः (pālayoḥ) | पालेषु (pāleṣu) |
| Neuter a-stem declension of पाल | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | पालम् (pālam) | ||
| Gen. sg. | पालस्य (pālasya) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | पालम् (pālam) | पाले (pāle) | पालानि (pālāni) |
| Vocative | पाल (pāla) | पाले (pāle) | पालानि (pālāni) |
| Accusative | पालम् (pālam) | पाले (pāle) | पालानि (pālāni) |
| Instrumental | पालेन (pālena) | पालाभ्याम् (pālābhyām) | पालैः (pālaiḥ) |
| Dative | पालाय (pālāya) | पालाभ्याम् (pālābhyām) | पालेभ्यः (pālebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | पालात् (pālāt) | पालाभ्याम् (pālābhyām) | पालेभ्यः (pālebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | पालस्य (pālasya) | पालयोः (pālayoḥ) | पालानाम् (pālānām) |
| Locative | पाले (pāle) | पालयोः (pālayoḥ) | पालेषु (pāleṣu) |
Derived terms
- गोपाल (gopāla)
- शिशुपाल (śiśupāla)
Descendants
- Hindi: -वाला (-vālā)
- → English: wallah
- Bengali: -ওয়ালা (-ala)
- Pali: pāla
- Punjabi: ਵਾਲ਼ਾ (vāḷā)
- → Thai: บาล (baan)
- ⇒ Thai: อนุบาล (à-nú-baan) (from अनुपाल (anupāla))
- ⇒ Thai: อภิบาล (à-pí-baan) (from अभिपाल (abhipāla))
- ⇒ Thai: บริบาล (bɔɔ-rí-baan) (from परिपाल (paripāla))
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899), “पाल”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 0622.