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

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pʊl/

Noun

पुल • (pul) m (Urdu spelling پل)

1. bridge

   (deprecated template usage)

   हम पुल के बिना नदी कैसे तरेंगे?

   ham pul ke binā nadī kaise tareṅge?

   How will we cross the river without a bridge?

   (deprecated template usage) पुल बाँधना ― pul bāndhnā ― to do something excessively (literally, “to tie a bridge”)

   Synonym: सेतु (setu)

2. causeway

References

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