भालू

See also: भाल, भला, भोलि, भूल, भली, भले, and भालो

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit भल्लूक (bhallūka).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱɑː.luː/, [bʱäː.luː]

Noun

भालू • (bhālū) m (Urdu spelling بھالو)

1. bear

Declension

Declension of भालू (masc ū-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भालू bhālū	भालू bhālū
oblique	भालू bhālū	भालुओं bhāluõ
vocative	भालू bhālū	भालुओ bhāluo

Synonyms

• रीछ (rīch)
• भालुक (bhāluk)

Descendants

• → English: Baloo (“the name of a bear in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book”)

See also

• भालो (bhālo)

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Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bʱä̤lu]
• Phonetic Devanagari: भालु

Noun

भालू • (bhālū)

1. bear
2. (slang, vulgar) slut, whore

   Synonym: रन्डी (ranḍī)