पुल

See also: पल, पाल, पीला, and पूल

Bhojpuri

Etymology

From Persian پل‎ (pol), from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭥𐭧𐭫𐭩‎ (puhl), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pártuš, from Proto-Indo-European *pértus.

Noun

पुल (pul) ? (Kaithi 𑂣𑂳𑂪)

1. bridge

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Hindi

Etymology

From Persian پل‎ (pol), from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭥𐭧𐭫𐭩‎ (puhl), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pártuš, from Proto-Indo-European *pértus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʊl/

Noun

पुल • (pul) m (Urdu spelling پل‎)

1. bridge

   हम पुल के बिना नदी कैसे तरेंगे?

   ham pul ke binā nadī kaise tareṅge?

   How will we cross the river without a bridge?

   पुल बाँधना ― pul bā̃dhnā ― to do something excessively (literally, “to tie a bridge”)

   Synonym: सेतु (setu)

2. causeway

Declension

Declension of पुल
	Singular	Plural
Direct	पुल (pul)	पुल (pul)
Oblique	पुल (pul)	पुलों (pulõ)
Vocative	पुल (pul)	पुलो (pulo)

References

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