بحر الکاہل

Urdu

Etymology

Literally “the indolent ocean”, from بَحْر (bahr, “sea, ocean”) +‎ کاہِل (kāhil, “lazy, indolent”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /bəɦɾ‿ʊl. kɑː.ɦɪl/, [bɛɦɾ‿ʊl. kɑː.ɦɪl]

Proper noun

بَحْر اُلْکاہِل • (bahr-ul-kāhil) m (Hindi spelling बहर-उल-काहिल or प्रशांत महासागर)

  1. Pacific Ocean

Further reading

  • “bahr-ul-kaahil”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
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