ફૂલ

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀨𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮 (phulla), from Sanskrit फुल्ल (phulla).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰul/
• Rhymes: -ul

Noun

ફૂલ • (phūl) n

1. (botany) flower

   Synonyms: પુષ્પ (puṣp), ગુલ (gul), કુસુમ (kusum), સુમન (suman)

2. blossom
3. (uncommon) Alternative form of ફૂલું (phūlũ, “leucoma”)

Noun

ફૂલ • (phūl) f

1. menstruation
2. (figuratively) boasting, pride

   Synonyms: પતરાજી (patrājī), કુસુમ (kusum), બડાઈ (baḍāī)

3. Synonym of ઉઠમણું (uṭhamṇũ)

Further reading

• “ફૂલ”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-Gujarati dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
• “ફૂલ”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
• Ranina, N. R. (2003) “ફૂલ”, in Rustam N. Ranina, editor, A Manual of English Gujarati Dictionary‎^[1], Asian Educational Services, page 274
• Framji, Ardesar (1862) “ફૂલ”, in A Compendium of the English and Gujarati Dictionary‎^[2], page 178
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “phulla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press