भाला

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit [script needed] (bhalla-, “spear”), from Sanskrit भल्ल (bhalla, “a kind of arrow, arrowhead”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱɑː.lɑː/, [bʱäː.läː]

Noun

भाला • (bhālā) m

1. a spear, lance

   Synonym: बरछा (barchā)

2. a heavy wooden rake

Declension

Declension of भाला (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भाला bhālā	भाले bhāle
oblique	भाले bhāle	भालों bhālõ
vocative	भाले bhāle	भालो bhālo

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “भाला”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भाला”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhalla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press