सँपोला

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀲𑀧𑁆𑀧(𑀯𑁆)𑀑𑀅𑀮𑀕 (*sappa(v)oalaga), from Sanskrit सर्प (sarpá, “snake”) +‎ पोत (pota, “young one of an animal”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀮- (-la-) + -𑀓- (-ka-). Cognate with Punjabi ਸਪੋਲਾ (sapolā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /sə̃.poː.lɑː/, [sɐ̃.poː.läː]

Noun

सँपोला • (sãpolā) m (Urdu spelling سنپولا)

1. a young snake

   Hypernym: साँप (sā̃p)

Declension

Declension of सँपोला (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सँपोला sãpolā	सँपोले sãpole
oblique	सँपोले sãpole	सँपोलों sãpolõ
vocative	सँपोले sãpole	सँपोलो sãpolo

Alternative forms

• सपोला (sapolā)

Derived terms

• सपोलिया (sapoliyā)

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “संपोला”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4903
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “सँपोला”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 967
• “सँपोला”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “sarpapotala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 766