गुल

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡʊl/

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit गुल (gula).

Noun

गुल • (gul) m (Urdu spelling گل)

1. raw or unrefined sugar, molasses, jaggery
2. the glans penis
3. the clitoris

Declension

Declension of गुल (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गुल gul	गुल gul
oblique	गुल gul	गुलों gulõ
vocative	गुल gul	गुलो gulo

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian گل (gul), from Middle Persian gwl (gul, “rose, flower”), from Old Persian *vr̥da-, from Proto-Iranian *wṛda-, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥dʰo- (“sweetbriar”).

Noun

गुल • (gul) m (Urdu spelling گل)

1. flower

   Synonyms: फूल (phūl), पुष्प (puṣp), कुसुम (kusum)

2. rose

   Synonym: गुलाब (gulāb)

Declension

Declension of गुल (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गुल gul	गुल gul
oblique	गुल gul	गुलों gulõ
vocative	गुल gul	गुलो gulo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “गुल”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

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Kashmiri

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian گل (gol, “flower”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡul/

Noun

गुल • (gul) m (Perso-Arabic گُل)

1. flower

Synonyms

• पोश (pōś)

References

• S. K. Toshakhani, Mohiuddin Hajni, Prithvi Nath Pushp, Mirza Ghulam Hassan Beg Arif, Ghulam Nabi Gowhar (1968-1980) Kashir Dictionary Vol 5‎^[1] (in Kashmiri), volume 5, Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages, page 361

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• গুল (Assamese script)
• ᬕᬸᬮ (Balinese script)
• গুল (Bengali script)
• 𑰐𑰲𑰩 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀕𑀼𑀮 (Brahmi script)
• ဂုလ (Burmese script)
• ગુલ (Gujarati script)
• ਗੁਲ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌗𑍁𑌲 (Grantha script)
• ꦒꦸꦭ (Javanese script)
• 𑂏𑂳𑂪 (Kaithi script)
• ಗುಲ (Kannada script)
• គុល (Khmer script)
• ຄຸລ (Lao script)
• ഗുല (Malayalam script)
• ᡤᡠᠯᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘐𑘳𑘩 (Modi script)
• ᠺᠤᠯᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦰𑧔𑧉 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐐𑐸𑐮 (Newa script)
• ଗୁଲ (Odia script)
• ꢔꢸꢭ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆓𑆶𑆬 (Sharada script)
• 𑖐𑖲𑖩 (Siddham script)
• ගුල (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩞𑩒𑩽 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚌𑚰𑚥 (Takri script)
• கு³ல (Tamil script)
• గుల (Telugu script)
• คุล (Thai script)
• གུ་ལ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒑𑒳𑒪 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨍𑨃𑨬 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡu.lɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɡu.l̪ɐ/

Noun

गुल • (gula) stem, m

1. raw or unrefined sugar, molasses
2. the glans penis

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:गुल

3. the clitoris

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of गुल (gula)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	गुलः gulaḥ	गुलौ / गुला¹ gulau / gulā¹	गुलाः / गुलासः¹ gulāḥ / gulāsaḥ¹
Vocative	गुल gula	गुलौ / गुला¹ gulau / gulā¹	गुलाः / गुलासः¹ gulāḥ / gulāsaḥ¹
Accusative	गुलम् gulam	गुलौ / गुला¹ gulau / gulā¹	गुलान् gulān
Instrumental	गुलेन gulena	गुलाभ्याम् gulābhyām	गुलैः / गुलेभिः¹ gulaiḥ / gulebhiḥ¹
Dative	गुलाय gulāya	गुलाभ्याम् gulābhyām	गुलेभ्यः gulebhyaḥ
Ablative	गुलात् gulāt	गुलाभ्याम् gulābhyām	गुलेभ्यः gulebhyaḥ
Genitive	गुलस्य gulasya	गुलयोः gulayoḥ	गुलानाम् gulānām
Locative	गुले gule	गुलयोः gulayoḥ	गुलेषु guleṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Hindi: गुल (gul) (learned)
• → Malay: gula
  • Indonesian: gula

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “गुल”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 360.

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Sheshi Kham

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-b/m-ruːl (“snake”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡul/

Noun

गुल (transliteration needed)

1. snake