लाल

See also: लाला and लोला

Bhojpuri

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian لَال (lāl).

Adjective

लाल (lāl)

1. red

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /lɑːl/, [läːl]
• Rhymes: -ɑːl

• Audio (Delhi):

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian لَال (lāl).

Noun

लाल • (lāl) m (Urdu spelling لَال)

1. red (color/colour)

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Adjective

लाल • (lāl) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling لَال)

1. red (color/colour)

Declension

Declension of लाल (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	लाल lāl	लाल lāl
oblique	लाल lāl	लालों lālõ
vocative	लाल lāl	लालो lālo

See also

Colors in Hindi · रंग (raṅg) (layout · text)

सादा (sādā), उज्जर (ujjar), श्वेत (śvet), धवल (dhaval), गौर (gaur), शुक्ल (śukla), शुभ्र (śubhra), सफ़ेद (safed)	स्लेटी (sleṭī), छाई (chāī), धूसर (dhūsar), सुरमई (surmaī)	काला (kālā), साँवला (sā̃vlā), कृष्ण (kŕṣṇa), श्याम (śyām), श्याव (śyāv), स्याह (syāh)
लाल (lāl), सुर्ख़ (surx), राता (rātā); महरून (mahrūn), सिंदूरी (sindūrī), क़िरमिज़ी (qirmizī)	नारंगी (nāraṅgī), केसरी (kesrī), गेरुआ (geruā), भगवा (bhagvā), ज़ाफ़रानी (zāfrānī); भूरा (bhūrā), कत्थई (katthaī), मटिएला (maṭielā), चॉकलेटी (cŏkleṭī), ख़ाकी (xākī)	पीला (pīlā), बसंती (basantī), गंदकी (gandkī), ज़र्द (zard); गेहुँआ (gehũā), बादामी (bādāmī)
नींबू (nīmbū), अंगूरी (aṅgūrī), अमरूदी (amrūdī)	हरा (harā), सुग्गा (suggā), सब्ज़ (sabz)	चंदनी (candnī), पुदीनहरा (pudīnahrā); गाढ़ा हरा (gāṛhā harā), ज़ुमरुदी (zumrudī)
आकाशी (ākāśī), फ़िरोज़ा (firozā)	लाजवर्दी (lājvardī)	नीला (nīlā)
बैंगनी (baiṅgnī), ऊदा (ūdā)	रानी (rānī); जामुनी (jāmunī)	गुलाबी (gulābī)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit लाल्य (lālya, “to be caressed”). Cognate with Old Awadhi लाल (lāla, “woman”).

Adjective

लाल • (lāl) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling لال)

1. dear, beloved, darling

Noun

लाल • (lāl) m (Urdu spelling لال)

1. (endearing) an infant boy, dear son

Proper noun

लाल • (lāl) m (Urdu spelling لال)

1. (Hinduism) dear son: a designation of Krishna
2. a male surname, Lal
3. a male given name, Lal

Declension

Declension of लाल (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	लाल lāl	लाल lāl
oblique	लाल lāl	लालों lālõ
vocative	लाल lāl	लालो lālo

Derived terms

• लाल बीबी (lāl bībī)
• लाल-बुझक्कड़ (lāl-bujhakkaṛ)

See also

• लाड़ (lāṛ)
• लाड़ला (lāṛlā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “लाल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 893
• Platts, John T. (1884), “لال”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 946

Konkani

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian لَال (lāl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lɑːl]

Adjective

लाल • (lāl) (Latin script lal, Kannada script ಲಾಲ್)

1. red (color/colour)

Noun

लाल • (lāl) (Latin script lal, Kannada script ಲಾಲ್)

1. red (color/colour)

See also

Colors in Konkani · रंग (raṅga) (layout · text)

धवो (dhavo); उजळ (ujaḷ); गोरो (goro); दुदाळ (dudāḷ)	खाकी (khākī)	काळो (kāḷo); काजळी (kājḷī); टेंबुरणी (ṭemburṇī)
तांबडो (tāmbḍo); लाल (lāl); रक्तवर्णी (raktavarṇī); अबिरी (abirī)	मातेरी (māterī); नारंगी (nāraṅgī); बदामी (badāmī)	अळदुवो (aḷduvo); गंदकी (gandkī)
पोपटी (popṭī)	पाच्वो (pācvo); काळंगी (kāḷaṅgī)	चंदनी (candnī)
फिरोजी (phirojī); आकाशी (ākāśī)		निळो (niḷo)
	जांबळो (jāmbḷo); द्राक्षाळ (drākṣāḷ)	गुलाबी (gulābī)

References

• Pushpak Bhattacharyya (2017), IndoWordNet‎^[1]

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian لَال (lāl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lal/

Adjective

लाल • (lāl)

1. red (color/colour)

Noun

लाल • (lāl) m

1. red (color/colour)

Derived terms

• लाली (lālī)
• लाल भोपळा (lāl bhopḷā)

See also

Colors in Marathi · रंग (raṅga) (layout · text)

पांढरा (pāṇḍhrā)	पारवा (pārvā), राखाडी (rākhāḍī)	काळा (kāḷā)
लाल (lāl), तांबडा (tāmbḍā); [Term?]	केशरी (keśrī), भगवा (bhagvā); तपकिरी (tapkirī)	पिवळा (pivḷā); [Term?]
पोपटी (popṭī)	हिरवा (hirvā)	[Term?]; [Term?]
[Term?]; आकाशी (ākāśī)	[Term?]	निळा (niḷā)
[Term?]; [Term?]	[Term?]; जांभळा (j̈āmbhaḷā)	गुलाबी (gulābī)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “लाल”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “लाल”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950), “लाल”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)