सील

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /siːl/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English seal.

Noun

सील • (sīl) m (Urdu spelling سیل)

1. seal (animal)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English seal.

Noun

सील • (sīl) m (Urdu spelling سیل)

1. seal, stamp

   Synonym: मुद्रा (mudrā)

Derived terms

• सील करना (sīl karnā, “to seal up, close”)

Etymology 3

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀻𑀮 (sīla), from Sanskrit शील (śīla). Doublet of शील (śīl).

Noun

सील • (sīl) m (Urdu spelling سیل)

1. (obsolete) habit, custom

Declension

Declension of सील (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सील sīl	सील sīl
oblique	सील sīl	सीलों sīlõ
vocative	सील sīl	सीलो sīlo

Etymology 4

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀻𑀤𑀮 (sīdala) from Sanskrit शीतल (śītala). Doublet of शीतल (śītal).

Noun

सील • (sīl) m

1. dampness, rawness (of weather)

Declension

Declension of सील (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सील sīl	सील sīl
oblique	सील sīl	सीलों sīlõ
vocative	सील sīl	सीलो sīlo

Related terms

• सीला (sīlā, “damp”)
• सीलन (sīlan, “dampness”)
• सीलना (sīlnā, “to dampen”)

References

• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “सील”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “सील”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “सील”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha