ਫੁੱਲ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀨𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮 (phulla), from Sanskrit फुल्ल (phulla). Cognate with Hindi फूल (phūl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰʊlːə̆/, /fʊlːə̆/
• Rhymes: -ʊlː
• Hyphenation: ਫੁੱਲ

Noun

ਫੁੱਲ • (phullă) m (Shahmukhi spelling پھل)

1. flower

Declension

Declension of ਫੁੱਲ
dir. sg.	ਫੁੱਲ (phulla)
dir. pl.	ਫੁੱਲ (phulla)
	singular	plural
direct	ਫੁੱਲ (phulla)	ਫੁੱਲ (phulla)
oblique	ਫੁੱਲ (phulla)	ਫੁੱਲਾਂ (phullā̃)
vocative	ਫੁੱਲਾ (phullā)	ਫੁੱਲੋ (phullo)
ablative	ਫੁੱਲੋਂ (phullõ)	—
locative	ਫੁੱਲੇ (phulle)	ਫੁੱਲੀਂ (phullī̃)
instrumental	ਫੁੱਲੇ (phulle)	ਫੁੱਲੀਂ (phullī̃)

Derived terms

• ਫੁਲਕਾਰੀ f (phulkārī, “embroidery”)
• ਫੁੱਲਦਾਨ m (phulladān, “flowerpot”)
• ਫੁੱਲਦਾਰ (phulladār, “flowery”, adjective)
• ਫੁੱਲਾ m (phullā, “popcorn”)
• ਫੁੱਲੀ f (phullī, “blaze, white patch”)

 

Related terms

• ਫੁੱਲਣਾ (phullaṇā, “blossom”, verb)

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “phulla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 511
• “ਫੁੱਲ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਫੁੱਲ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.