फूल

See also: फल, फळ, फलो, फालौ, फलों, फूलो, and फूलों

Hindi

फूल

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀨𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮 (phulla), from Sanskrit फुल्ल (phulla).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pʰuːl/, [pʰuːl̪]

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Noun

फूल • (phūl) m (Urdu spelling پھول‎)

1. flower

   यह कोई आम फूल नहीं, एक गुलाब है।

   yah koī ām phūl nahī̃, ek gulāb hai.

   This is no common flower, this is a rose.

   सुंदर फूल ― sundar phūl ― beautiful flower

   Synonyms: पुष्प (puṣp), कुसुम (kusum), सुमन (suman), शिगुफ़ा (śigufā)

2. blossom

Declension

Declension of फूल (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	फूल phūl	फूल phūl
oblique	फूल phūl	फूलों phūlõ
vocative	फूल phūl	फूलो phūlo

Marathi

एक फूल

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘣𑘳𑘩 (phula), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀨𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮 (phulla), from Sanskrit फुल्ल (phulla).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰul/, [pʰuːl]

Noun

फूल • (phūl) n

1. flower

   हे फूल खूप सुंदर आहे.

   he phūl khūp sundar āhe.

   This flower is very beautiful.

   Synonym: पुष्प (puṣpa)

Declension

Declension of फूल (phūl)
direct singular	फूल phūl
direct plural	फुले, फुलं phule, phula
	singular		plural
nominative	फूल phūl		फुले, फुलं phule, phula
oblique	फुला- phulā-		फुलां- phulāN-
dative	फुलाला phulālā		फुलांना phulāNnā
ergative	फुलाने phulāne		फुलांनी phulāNni
instrumental	फुलाशी phulāśi		फुलांशी phulāNśi
locative	फुलात phulāt		फुलांत phulāNt
vocative	फुला phulā		फुलांनो phulāNno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Dative Note: -स (-sa) is archaic. -ते (-te) is limited to literary usage. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of फूल
	masculine object		feminine object		neuter object		oblique
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular*	plural
singular subject	फुलाचा phulāċā	फुलाचे phulāce	फुलाची phulāci	फुलाच्या phulāca	फुलाचे, फुलाचं phulāce, phulāċa	फुलाची phulāci	फुलाच्या phulāca
plural subject	फुलांचा phulāNċā	फुलांचे phulāNce	फुलांची phulāNci	फुलांच्या phulāNca	फुलांचे, फुलांचं phulāNce, phulāNċa	फुलांची phulāNci	फुलांच्या phulāNca
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

• गवतफूल (gavatphūl)
• दगडफूल (dagaḍphūl)
• फुलणे (phulṇe, “to flower, to bloom”)
• फुलपाखरू (phulpākhrū, “butterfly”)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “फूल”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “फूल”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “फुल”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “phulla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Nepali

Etymology

Inherited from Khasa Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀨𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮 (phulla)), from Sanskrit फुल्ल (phulla).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pʰul]
• Phonetic Devanagari: फुल्

Noun

फूल • (phūl)

1. flower