फल

See also: फल्, फूल, फलो, फालौ, फलों, फूलो, and फूलों

Awadhi

Etymology

From Ardhamagadhi Prakrit 𑀨𑀮 (phala), from Sanskrit फल (phála), borrowed from Proto-Dravidian *paẓam (“ripe fruit”).

Noun

फल (phal)

1. fruit
   • तुलसीदास (Tulsīdās), हनुमान चालीसा (Hanumān cālīsā) :

     बरनउँ रघुबर बिमल जसु जो दायकु फल चारि

     barna͠u raghubar bimal jasu jo dāyku phal cāri

     I describe the unblemished glory of Rama, which bestows the four fruits

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Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀨𑀮 (phala), from Sanskrit फल (phála), borrowed from Proto-Dravidian *paẓam (“ripe fruit”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pʰəl/, [pʰəl̪]
• Rhymes: -əl

Noun

फल • (phal) m (Urdu spelling پھل‎)

1. fruits

   वह पक्का फल खाने में अच्छा था।

   vah pakkā phal khāne mẽ acchā thā.

   The ripe fruit was good to eat.

2. result, outcome

   उसने अपने परिश्रम के फल का उपभोग किया।

   usne apne pariśram ke phal kā upbhog kiyā.

   He enjoyed the results of his labor.

   Synonym: परिणाम (pariṇām)

Declension

Declension of फल (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	फल phal	फल phal
oblique	फल phal	फलों phalõ
vocative	फल phal	फलो phalo

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “फल”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

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Nepali

Etymology 1

Inherited from Khasa Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀨𑀮 (phala)), from Sanskrit फल (phála), borrowed from Proto-Dravidian *paẓam (“ripe fruit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pʰʌl]
• Phonetic Devanagari: फल्

Noun

फल • (phal)

1. fruit
2. reward

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pʰʌlʌ]
• Phonetic Devanagari: प्h्aल्a

Verb

फल • (phala)

1. second-person mid respect singular imperative of फल्नु (phalnu)

References

• “फल”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (Nepālī Br̥hat Śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993), “फल”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• phala (Latin script)
• 𑀨𑀮 (Brahmi script)
• ফল (Bengali script)
• ඵල (Sinhalese script)
• ဖလ or ၽလ (Burmese script)
• ผล or ผะละ (Thai script)
• ᨹᩃ (Tai Tham script)
• ຜລ or ຜະລະ (Lao script)
• ផល (Khmer script)

Noun

फल n

1. Devanagari script form of phala

Declension

Declension table of "फल" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	फलं (phalaṃ)	फलानि (phalāni)
Accusative (second)	फलं (phalaṃ)	फलानि (phalāni)
Instrumental (third)	फलेन (phalena)	फलेहि (phalehi) or फलेभि (phalebhi)
Dative (fourth)	फलस्स (phalassa) or फलाय (phalāya) or फलत्थं (phalatthaṃ)	फलानं (phalānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	फलस्मा (phalasmā) or फलम्हा (phalamhā) or फला (phalā)	फलेहि (phalehi) or फलेभि (phalebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	फलस्स (phalassa)	फलानं (phalānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	फलस्मिं (phalasmiṃ) or फलम्हि (phalamhi) or फले (phale)	फलेसु (phalesu)
Vocative (calling)	फल (phala)	फलानि (phalāni)

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Rajbanshi

Etymology

From Magadhi Prakrit 𑀨𑀮 (phala), from Sanskrit फल (phála), borrowed from Proto-Dravidian *paẓam (“ripe fruit”).

Noun

फल (phal) (classifier ड, plural फलला)

1. fruit

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬨᬮ (Balinese script)
• ফল (Assamese script)
• ফল (Bengali script)
• 𑰣𑰩 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀨𑀮 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌫𑌲 (Grantha script)
• ફલ (Gujarati script)
• ꦦꦭ (Javanese script)
• ផល (Khmer script)
• ಫಲ (Kannada script)
• ຜລ (Lao script)
• ഫല (Malayalam script)
• 𑘣𑘩 (Modi script)
• ᠹᠯ (Mongolian script)
• ဖလ (Burmese script)
• 𑧃𑧉 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐦𑐮 (Newa script)
• ଫଲ (Oriya script)
• ꢧꢭ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆦𑆬 (Sharada script)
• 𑖣𑖩 (Siddham script)
• ඵල (Sinhalese script)
• ఫల (Telugu script)
• ผล (Thai script)
• ཕལ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒤𑒪 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

Uncertain. The original meaning was "fruit". It is commonly considered a borrowing from Proto-Dravidian *paẓam (“ripe fruit”) (compare Tamil பழம் (paḻam), Malayalam പഴം (paḻaṃ), Telugu పండు (paṇḍu) and Kannada ಹಣ್ಣು (haṇṇu)). However, Mayrhofer says nothing speaks for that and instead groups it with the family of words derived from the root फल् (phal, “to burst, split”) (as ripe fruit is prone to burst, see related terms for other words related to "bursting, splitting"). It might derive from Proto-Indo-European *(s)bʰel- (“to swell”) (with w:S-mobile). In this case the Dravidian words are from Sanskrit.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /pʰɐ́.lɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰɐ.l̪ɐ/

Noun

फल • (phala) m

1. coral swirl (Wrightia antidysenterica)

   Synonyms: काही (kāhī), शनपर्णी (śanaparṇī), गिरिमल्लिका (girimallikā), कौटज (kauṭaja), वृक्षक (vṛkṣaka), शक्रपादप (śakrapādapa), सङ्ग्राहिन् (saṅgrāhin), वत्सक (vatsaka), वरतिक्त (varatikta), कुटज (kuṭaja), शक्रपर्याय (śakraparyāya), कोहिन् (kohin), शक्र (śakra), भद्रज (bhadraja), वत्साह्वय (vatsāhvaya), तिक्त (tikta), महागन्ध (mahāgandha), कौट (kauṭa), शक्रवृक्ष (śakravṛkṣa), वृक्ष (vṛkṣa), कूटज (kūṭaja), प्रावृषेण्य (prāvṛṣeṇya), कलिङ्ग (kaliṅga), प्रावृष्य (prāvṛṣya), कालिङ्गक (kāliṅgaka), यवफल (yavaphala), पाण्डुरद्रुम (pāṇḍuradruma), कालिङ्ग (kāliṅga)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of फल (phala)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	फलः phalaḥ	फलौ phalau	फलाः / फलासः¹ phalāḥ / phalāsaḥ¹
Vocative	फल phala	फलौ phalau	फलाः / फलासः¹ phalāḥ / phalāsaḥ¹
Accusative	फलम् phalam	फलौ phalau	फलान् phalān
Instrumental	फलेन phalena	फलाभ्याम् phalābhyām	फलैः / फलेभिः¹ phalaiḥ / phalebhiḥ¹
Dative	फलाय phalāya	फलाभ्याम् phalābhyām	फलेभ्यः phalebhyaḥ
Ablative	फलात् phalāt	फलाभ्याम् phalābhyām	फलेभ्यः phalebhyaḥ
Genitive	फलस्य phalasya	फलयोः phalayoḥ	फलानाम् phalānām
Locative	फले phale	फलयोः phalayoḥ	फलेषु phaleṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

फल • (phála) n

1. fruit

   इदं फलम् मदीयम्। ― idaṃ phalam madīyam. ― This fruit is mine.

   बालिका वानरेभ्यः फलानि यच्छति। ― bālikā vānarebhyaḥ phalāni yacchati. ― The girl gives fruits to the monkeys.

   Synonyms: सस्य (sasya), प्रसून (prasūna), परीर (parīra), इष्टि (iṣṭi)

2. kernel or seed of a fruit
   1. nutmeg
3. profit, gain, reward
   1. interest on capital
   2. compensation
   3. booty
4. (figuratively) result, yield, consequence, effect, retribution

   Synonyms: परिणाम (pariṇāma), व्युष्टि (vyuṣṭi), सद (sada), भव्य (bhavya)

5. benefit, enjoyment
6. (rhetoric) the issue or end of an action
7. (mathematics) result of a calculation
   1. product or quotient
   2. (mathematics, arithmetics) mean ― The third term in the rule of three or cross-multiplication
8. (mathematics, geometry) area or superficial contents of a figure
9. corrective equation
10. menstrual discharge, menses, periods

    Synonym: प्रसव (prasava)

11. gift, donation
12. gameboard
13. blade (of fan, etc.)
    1. vane, weathervane (of wind mill)
    2. arrowhead
    3. shield
    4. ploughshare
14. a point or spot on a die

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of फल (phála)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	फलम् phálam	फले phále	फलानि / फला¹ phálāni / phálā¹
Vocative	फल phála	फले phále	फलानि / फला¹ phálāni / phálā¹
Accusative	फलम् phálam	फले phále	फलानि / फला¹ phálāni / phálā¹
Instrumental	फलेन phálena	फलाभ्याम् phálābhyām	फलैः / फलेभिः¹ phálaiḥ / phálebhiḥ¹
Dative	फलाय phálāya	फलाभ्याम् phálābhyām	फलेभ्यः phálebhyaḥ
Ablative	फलात् phálāt	फलाभ्याम् phálābhyām	फलेभ्यः phálebhyaḥ
Genitive	फलस्य phálasya	फलयोः phálayoḥ	फलानाम् phálānām
Locative	फले phále	फलयोः phálayoḥ	फलेषु pháleṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

• फलकोश (phalakośa, “scrotum”)
• फलपाक (phalapāka, “jam”)
• फलयोग (phalayoga, “reward”)
• फलरस (phalarasa, “juice”)
• फलवत् (phalavat, “fruit bearing”)
• फलसार (phalasāra, “pulp”)
• फलापण (phalāpaṇa, “fruit shop”)
• फलावाप्तये (phalāvāptaye, “for attaining the fruit”)

 

Related terms

• प्रफर्वी (prapharvī́, “voluptuous, lusty girl”)
• फलक (phálaka, “plank”)
• फल् (phal, “to burst”)
• फल् (phal, “to obtain, bear fruit”)
• फाल (phā́la, “ploughshare”)

 

Descendants

• → Assamese: ফল (phol)
• Bengali: ফল (phôl)
• Chakma: 𑄜𑄧𑄣𑄴 (phal)
• → Gujarati: ફળ (phaḷ)
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀨𑀮 (phala)
  • Hindi: फल (phal)
  • Urdu: پھل‎ (phal)
• → Khmer: ផល (pʰɑl), ផល្លា (pʰalla)
• → Malay: pahala (ڤهالا), pala
  • Indonesian: pahala, pala
  • → Tagalog: pala
• → Malayalam: ഫലം (falaṃ)
• → Marathi: फळ (phaḷ)
• Nepali: फल (phal)
• → Old Javanese: phala
  • Javanese: ꦥꦭ (pala)
  • Javanese: ꦥꦲꦭ (pahala)
  • → Balinese: ᬨᬮ (pala)
• Rajasthani: फळ (phaḷ)
• Sylheti: ꠚꠟ (fôl)
• → Tamil: பலன் (palaṉ)
• → Telugu: ఫలము (phalamu)
• → Thai: ผล (pǒn)