बादल

See also: बदल and बदला

Doteli

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀮 (vaddala), from Sanskrit वार्दल (vārdala).

Noun

बादल (bādal)

1. cloud

Hindi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wed-

Proto-Indo-European *-r̥

Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥

Proto-Indo-Iranian *wáHr̥

Sanskrit वार् (vār)

Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-

Proto-Indo-Iranian *daH-

Sanskrit दा (dā)

Sanskrit -द (-da)

Sanskrit वार्द (vārda)

Sanskrit -ल (-la)

Sanskrit वार्दल (vārdala)

Prakrit 𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀮 (vaddala)

Old Hindi بدل (bdl)

Hindi बादल (bādal)

Inherited from Prakrit वद्दल (vaddala), from Sanskrit वार्दल (vārdala) or वार्द (vārda, “rain cloud”), from वार् (vār, “water”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wáHr̥, which is also the source of बाराँ (bārā̃, “rains”) and बारिश (bāriś) via Persian. Cognate with Marathi वादळ (vādaḷ), Gujarati વાદળ (vādaḷ).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bɑː.d̪əl/, [bäː.d̪ɐl]

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• Rhymes: -əl

Noun

बादल • (bādal) m (Urdu spelling بادل)

1. cloud

   Synonym: मेघ (megh)

Declension

Declension of बादल (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बादल bādal	बादल bādal
oblique	बादल bādal	बादलों bādalõ
vocative	बादल bādal	बादलो bādalo

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vārdala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 674
• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “बादल”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “बादल”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “बादल”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बादल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Nepali

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀮 (vaddala), from Sanskrit वार्दल (vārdala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bäd̪ʌl]
• Phonetic Devanagari: बादल्

Noun

बादल • (bādal)

1. cloud