डौल

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀟𑀯𑀮 (*ḍavala, “shape”), from Sanskrit *डवल (ḍavala). Cognate with Marathi डौळ (ḍauḷ) and Bengali ডৌল (ḍōul).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɖɔːl/

Noun

डौल • (ḍaul) m (Urdu spelling ڈول)

1. shape, form, build, appearance
2. fashion, style, characteristic manner, proper manner
3. plan, scheme
4. likelihood
5. estimate

Declension

Declension of डौल (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	डौल ḍaul	डौल ḍaul
oblique	डौल ḍaul	डौलों ḍaulõ
vocative	डौल ḍaul	डौलो ḍaulo

Derived terms

• कुडौल (kuḍaul, “misshapen”)
• डील-डौल (ḍīl-ḍaul, “size and shape, build”)
• डौल से (ḍaul se, “in order”)
• डौल-डाल (ḍaul-ḍāl, “means, method”)
• डौलदार (ḍauldār, “in shape”)
• बदडौल (badḍaul, “misshapen”)
• बेडौल (beḍaul, “misshapen, ugly”)
• सुडौल (suḍaul, “well-built”)
• सुडौलपन (suḍaulpan, “shapeliness”)

 

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “डौल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press