गाल

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀮𑁆𑀮 (galla), from Sanskrit गल्ल (galla), variant of Sanskrit गण्ड (gaṇḍa), ultimate origins unclear, possibly from Proto-Dravidian [Term?]. Cognate with Assamese গাল (gal), Bengali গাল (gal), Gujarati ગાલ (gāl), Konkani गाल (gāl), Marathi गाल (gāl).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɡɑːl/, [ɡäːl]

Noun

गाल • (gāl) f (Urdu spelling گال)

1. cheek

   मोटे गाल ― moṭe gāl ― plump cheeks

Declension

Declension of गाल (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गाल gāl	गालें gālẽ
oblique	गाल gāl	गालों gālõ
vocative	गाल gāl	गालो gālo

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “galla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Konkani

Etymology

Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀕𑀮𑁆𑀮 (galla), from Sanskrit गल्ल (galla), variant of Sanskrit गण्ड (gaṇḍa), ultimate origins unclear, possibly from Proto-Dravidian [Term?]. Cognate with Assamese গাল (gal), Bengali গাল (gal), Gujarati ગાલ (gāl), Hindi गाल (gāl), Marathi गाल (gāl).

Noun

गाल • (gāl) (Latin script gal, Kannada script ಗಾಲ್)

1. cheek

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀕𑀮𑁆𑀮 (galla), from Sanskrit गल्ल (galla), variant of Sanskrit गण्ड (gaṇḍa), ultimate origins unclear, possibly from Proto-Dravidian [Term?]. Cognate with Assamese গাল (gal), Bengali গাল (gal), Gujarati ગાલ (gāl), Hindi गाल (gāl), Konkani गाल (gāl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡal/

Noun

गाल • (gāl) m

1. cheek

Declension

Declension of गाल (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	गाल gāl
direct plural	गाल gāl
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	गाल gāl		गाल gāl
oblique सामान्यरूप	गाला gālā		गालां- gālān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	गालाला gālālā		गालांना gālānnā
ergative	गालाने, गालानं gālāne, gālāna		गालांनी gālānnī
instrumental	गालाशी gālāśī		गालांशी gālānśī
locative सप्तमी	गालात gālāt		गालांत gālāt
vocative संबोधन	गाला gālā		गालांनो gālānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of गाल (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	गालाचा gālāċā	गालाचे gālāċe	गालाची gālācī	गालाच्या gālācā	गालाचे, गालाचं gālāċe, gālāċa	गालाची gālācī	गालाच्या gālācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	गालांचा gālānċā	गालांचे gālānċe	गालांची gālāñcī	गालांच्या gālāncā	गालांचे, गालांचं gālānċe, gālānċa	गालांची gālāñcī	गालांच्या gālāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

• गालगुच्चा (gālguċċā, “pinch on the cheek”)
• गालबोट (gālboṭ, “blemish”)

 

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “गाल”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “गाल”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “galla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press