दुंबाल

Hindi

Alternative forms

• दुम्बाल (dumbāl)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دنبال (dunbāl).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʊm.bɑːl/, [d̪ʊ̃m.bäːl]

Noun

दुंबाल • (dumbāl) m (Urdu spelling دنبال)

1. tail
2. (by extension) rear part or extremity of something
   1. (nautical) stern (of a vessel)
3. rudder
4. elongated line of kohl from the corner of eye

Related terms

• दुंबाला (dumbālā)
• दुंबालादार (dumbālādār)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “दुमबाल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “दुंबाल”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha