साल

See also: सेल, साली, and साला

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sɑːl/, [säːl]

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Persian سال (sâl), from Middle Persian ŠNT (sāl), from Old Persian 𐎰𐎼𐎭 (θ-r-d), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćarHáts. Doublet of शरद् (śarad, “a year”).

Noun

साल • (sāl) m (Urdu spelling سال)

1. year

   साल-ब-साल मुझे एक दस्तावेज़ बख़ुँदारोब से मिलता है।

   sāl-ba-sāl mujhe ek dastāvez baxũdārob se miltā hai.

   Every year I get a document from Barkhudarov.

   Synonyms: बरस (baras), वर्ष (varṣ)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “साल”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Platts, John T. (1884) “साल”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit शाल (śāla).

Noun

साल • (sāl) m (Urdu spelling سال)

1. sal tree and its wood (Shorea robusta)

Etymology 3

From Sanskrit शल्य (śalya).

Noun

साल • (sāl) m (Urdu spelling سال)

1. thorn

Etymology 4

From Sanskrit शाला (śālā).

Noun

साल • (sāl) f (Urdu spelling سال)

1. house
2. hall
3. place

Etymology 5

From Sanskrit शृगाल (śṛgāla).

Noun

साल • (sāl) m (Urdu spelling سال)

1. jackal

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Marathi

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Persian سال (sâl). Compare Old Marathi 𑘭𑘰𑘩 (sāla).

Noun

साल • (sāl) n

1. year

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit छल्ली (challī). Cognate to Gujarati છાલ (chāl), Hindi छाल (chāl).

Noun

साल • (sāl) f

1. skin/peel of fruits or of tree barks.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “साल”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “साल”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “challi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press