बाल

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See also: बालू

Hindi[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bɑːl/, [bäːl]

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀮 (vāla), from Sanskrit वाल (vāla). Cognate with Assamese বাল (bal, pubic hair).

Noun[edit]

बाल (bālm (Urdu spelling بال)

  1. hair
    Synonym: केश (keś)
    इस लड़की के पास बहुत लंबे-लंबे बाल हैं।
    is laṛkī ke pās bahut lambe-lambe bāl ha͠i.
    This girl has very long hair.
    बालों की ज़ुल्फ़ें
    bālõ kī zulfẽ
    tresses of the hair
Declension[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Sanskrit बाल (bāla).

Noun[edit]

बाल (bālm (Urdu spelling بال)

  1. (chiefly in compounds) child, boy
    Synonym: बच्चा (baccā)
Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian بال (bāl), from Middle Persian b’lk’ (bālag, wing).

Noun[edit]

बाल (bālm (Urdu spelling بال)

  1. wing

References[edit]

  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “बाल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989), “बाल”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
  • Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “बाल”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House

Pali[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

बाल m

  1. Devanagari script form of bāla (child, fool)
  2. Devanagari script form of bāla (hair)

Declension[edit]

Adjective[edit]

बाल

  1. Devanagari script form of bāla (young)

Declension[edit]

Sanskrit[edit]

Alternative scripts[edit]

Etymology[edit]

The origin is uncertain.

Perhaps a vṛddhi derivative of बल (bala, strength), denoting the potential and eventual power of youth; compare Lithuanian viekà (power) and vaikas (child) for an etymologically related pair (with each other, not to बाल) with similar semantic connection.

Alternatively, imitative of the babbling of little children; compare बल्बला (balbalā, to stammer).

Finally, has been connected by Kuiper to Proto-Munda; compare Santali bale (fresh, tender) and Ho bāle (young), ultimately from Proto-Munda *bāle. Though this comparison is phonetically and semantically sound, it is unlikely for a Vedic word of such basic significance to be a loanword. In this case, the Munda words are from Sanskrit, possibly via a Prakrit.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

बाल (bāla) stemm

  1. boy; child
    बालः अस्मि।
    na bālaḥ asmi.
    I am not a boy.
  2. fool, simpleton

Declension[edit]

Masculine a-stem declension of बाल (bāla)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative बालः
bālaḥ
बालौ / बाला¹
bālau / bālā¹
बालाः / बालासः¹
bālāḥ / bālāsaḥ¹
Vocative बाल
bāla
बालौ / बाला¹
bālau / bālā¹
बालाः / बालासः¹
bālāḥ / bālāsaḥ¹
Accusative बालम्
bālam
बालौ / बाला¹
bālau / bālā¹
बालान्
bālān
Instrumental बालेन
bālena
बालाभ्याम्
bālābhyām
बालैः / बालेभिः¹
bālaiḥ / bālebhiḥ¹
Dative बालाय
bālāya
बालाभ्याम्
bālābhyām
बालेभ्यः
bālebhyaḥ
Ablative बालात्
bālāt
बालाभ्याम्
bālābhyām
बालेभ्यः
bālebhyaḥ
Genitive बालस्य
bālasya
बालयोः
bālayoḥ
बालानाम्
bālānām
Locative बाले
bāle
बालयोः
bālayoḥ
बालेषु
bāleṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Adjective[edit]

बाल (bāla) stem

  1. childish, immature
  2. newly-risen (of the sun)
  3. (astronomy) waxing (of the moon)
  4. simple, foolish

Declension[edit]

Masculine a-stem declension of बाल (bāla)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative बालः
bālaḥ
बालौ / बाला¹
bālau / bālā¹
बालाः / बालासः¹
bālāḥ / bālāsaḥ¹
Vocative बाल
bāla
बालौ / बाला¹
bālau / bālā¹
बालाः / बालासः¹
bālāḥ / bālāsaḥ¹
Accusative बालम्
bālam
बालौ / बाला¹
bālau / bālā¹
बालान्
bālān
Instrumental बालेन
bālena
बालाभ्याम्
bālābhyām
बालैः / बालेभिः¹
bālaiḥ / bālebhiḥ¹
Dative बालाय
bālāya
बालाभ्याम्
bālābhyām
बालेभ्यः
bālebhyaḥ
Ablative बालात्
bālāt
बालाभ्याम्
bālābhyām
बालेभ्यः
bālebhyaḥ
Genitive बालस्य
bālasya
बालयोः
bālayoḥ
बालानाम्
bālānām
Locative बाले
bāle
बालयोः
bālayoḥ
बालेषु
bāleṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Feminine ā-stem declension of बाला (bālā)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative बाला
bālā
बाले
bāle
बालाः
bālāḥ
Vocative बाले
bāle
बाले
bāle
बालाः
bālāḥ
Accusative बालाम्
bālām
बाले
bāle
बालाः
bālāḥ
Instrumental बालया / बाला¹
bālayā / bālā¹
बालाभ्याम्
bālābhyām
बालाभिः
bālābhiḥ
Dative बालायै
bālāyai
बालाभ्याम्
bālābhyām
बालाभ्यः
bālābhyaḥ
Ablative बालायाः
bālāyāḥ
बालाभ्याम्
bālābhyām
बालाभ्यः
bālābhyaḥ
Genitive बालायाः
bālāyāḥ
बालयोः
bālayoḥ
बालानाम्
bālānām
Locative बालायाम्
bālāyām
बालयोः
bālayoḥ
बालासु
bālāsu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Neuter a-stem declension of बाल (bāla)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative बालम्
bālam
बाले
bāle
बालानि / बाला¹
bālāni / bālā¹
Vocative बाल
bāla
बाले
bāle
बालानि / बाला¹
bālāni / bālā¹
Accusative बालम्
bālam
बाले
bāle
बालानि / बाला¹
bālāni / bālā¹
Instrumental बालेन
bālena
बालाभ्याम्
bālābhyām
बालैः / बालेभिः¹
bālaiḥ / bālebhiḥ¹
Dative बालाय
bālāya
बालाभ्याम्
bālābhyām
बालेभ्यः
bālebhyaḥ
Ablative बालात्
bālāt
बालाभ्याम्
bālābhyām
बालेभ्यः
bālebhyaḥ
Genitive बालस्य
bālasya
बालयोः
bālayoḥ
बालानाम्
bālānām
Locative बाले
bāle
बालयोः
bālayoḥ
बालेषु
bāleṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

References[edit]

  • Monier Williams (1899), “बाल”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 728, column 3.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume II, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 223
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1963) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume II, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 426