ਲਾਲ
Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian لال (lâl).
Adjective
ਲਾਲ • (lāl) (Shahmukhi spelling لال)
- red
- ruddy, florid
- (figurative) inflamed, enraged
- (figurative) dear, darling
Derived terms
- ਲਾਲੀ f (lālī, “redness”)
Noun
ਲਾਲ • (lāl) m (Shahmukhi spelling لال)
- ruby
- (figurative) darling child, son
Further reading
- “ਲਾਲ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਲਾਲ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.