पल

See also: पुल, पीला, and पाल

Bhojpuri

Etymology

From Sanskrit पल (pála).

Noun

पल (pal) ? (Kaithi 𑂣𑂪)

1. moment

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀮 (pala), from Sanskrit पल (pála, “a particular measure (of weight, fluid, time)”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pəl/, [pɐl]

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• Rhymes: -əl

Noun

पल • (pal) m (Urdu spelling پل)

1. jiffy, moment (technically a measure of time equal to 24 seconds)

   Synonym: क्षण (kṣaṇ)

   कृपया पल भर के लिए प्रतीक्षा कीजिए।

   kŕpyā pal bhar ke lie pratīkṣā kījie.

   Please wait for a moment.

   दो पल का ― do pal kā ― fleeting, lasting only a moment

Declension

Declension of पल (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पल pal	पल pal
oblique	पल pal	पलों palõ
vocative	पल pal	पलो palo

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “पल”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• পল (Assamese script)
• ᬧᬮ (Balinese script)
• পল (Bengali script)
• 𑰢𑰩 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀧𑀮 (Brahmi script)
• ပလ (Burmese script)
• પલ (Gujarati script)
• ਪਲ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌪𑌲 (Grantha script)
• ꦥꦭ (Javanese script)
• 𑂣𑂪 (Kaithi script)
• ಪಲ (Kannada script)
• បល (Khmer script)
• ປລ (Lao script)
• പല (Malayalam script)
• ᢒᠠᠯᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘢𑘩 (Modi script)
• ᢒᠠᠯᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧂𑧉 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐥𑐮 (Newa script)
• ପଲ (Odia script)
• ꢦꢭ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆥𑆬 (Sharada script)
• 𑖢𑖩 (Siddham script)
• පල (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩰𑩽 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚞𑚥 (Takri script)
• பல (Tamil script)
• పల (Telugu script)
• ปล (Thai script)
• པ་ལ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒣𑒪 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨞𑨬 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɐ.lɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpɐ.l̪ɐ/

Etymology 1

Probably borrowed from Dravidian; compare Telugu పొలసు (polasu, “meat”). See पलल (palala, “flesh”).

Noun

पल • (pala) stem, n

1. flesh, meat

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of पल (pala)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	पलम् palam	पले pale	पलानि / पला¹ palāni / palā¹
Vocative	पल pala	पले pale	पलानि / पला¹ palāni / palā¹
Accusative	पलम् palam	पले pale	पलानि / पला¹ palāni / palā¹
Instrumental	पलेन palena	पलाभ्याम् palābhyām	पलैः / पलेभिः¹ palaiḥ / palebhiḥ¹
Dative	पलाय palāya	पलाभ्याम् palābhyām	पलेभ्यः palebhyaḥ
Ablative	पलात् palāt	पलाभ्याम् palābhyām	पलेभ्यः palebhyaḥ
Genitive	पलस्य palasya	पलयोः palayoḥ	पलानाम् palānām
Locative	पले pale	पलयोः palayoḥ	पलेषु paleṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Etymology 2

Of uncertain origin. Mayrhofer considers potential connections to words such as पालवी (pālavī, “a kind of vessel”), पल्ल (palla, “a large granary, barn”), and Ancient Greek πελίκη (pelíkē, “ceramic container”) to be unlikely, as the original meaning is probably "weight, mass" and no "container" meanings are attested. He is also skeptical of etymologies linking the word to Proto-Dravidian *paḷ- (“to glitter, flash”), whence Tamil பளபள (paḷapaḷa, “to shine, glitter”).

Noun

पल • (pala) stem, n

1. a particular weight = 4 karṣas = 1/100 tulā
2. a particular fluid measure
3. a particular measure of time (= 1/60 ghaṭī)

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of पल (pala)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	पलम् palam	पले pale	पलानि / पला¹ palāni / palā¹
Vocative	पल pala	पले pale	पलानि / पला¹ palāni / palā¹
Accusative	पलम् palam	पले pale	पलानि / पला¹ palāni / palā¹
Instrumental	पलेन palena	पलाभ्याम् palābhyām	पलैः / पलेभिः¹ palaiḥ / palebhiḥ¹
Dative	पलाय palāya	पलाभ्याम् palābhyām	पलेभ्यः palebhyaḥ
Ablative	पलात् palāt	पलाभ्याम् palābhyām	पलेभ्यः palebhyaḥ
Genitive	पलस्य palasya	पलयोः palayoḥ	पलानाम् palānām
Locative	पले pale	पलयोः palayoḥ	पलेषु paleṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Etymology 3

Probably related to पलाली (palālī, “a stalk, straw”) and पलाव (palāva, “chaff, husks”).

Noun

पल • (pala) stem, m

1. straw (dried cereal stalk)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “पल”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 609/3.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 308
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1963) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 231-232