फूल

Hindi

Etymology

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

Cognates include Assamese ফুল (phul), Bengali ফুল (phul), Bhojpuri फूल (phūl), Gujarati ફૂલ (phūl), Maithili फूल (phūl), Marathi फूल (phūl), Nepali फूल (phūl), Odia ଫୁଲ (phula), Punjabi پھل / ਫੁੱਲ (phulla), and Sindhi ڦل (phulu).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /pʰuːl/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

फूल • (phūlm (Urdu spelling پھول)

  1. flower
    Synonyms: पुष्प (puṣp), कुसुम (kusum), सुमन (suman), शिगुफ़ा (śigufā)
    यह कोई आम फूल नहीं, एक गुलाब है।
    yah koī ām phūl nahī̃, ek gulāb hai.
    This is no common flower, this is a rose.
    सुंदर फूलsundar phūlbeautiful flower
  2. blossom

Declension

Declension of फूल (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct फूल
phūl
फूल
phūl
oblique फूल
phūl
फूलों
phūlõ
vocative फूल
phūl
फूलो
phūlo

References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “phulla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Konkani

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit फुल्ल (phulla).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [fuːl]

Noun

फूल • (phūln (Latin script ful, Kannada script ಫೂಲ್)

  1. flower

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘣𑘳𑘩 (phula), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀨𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮 (phulla), from Sanskrit फुल्ल (phulla).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʰul/, [pʰuːl]

Noun

फूल • (phūln

  1. flower
    Synonym: पुष्प (puṣpa)
    हे फूल खूप सुंदर आहे.
    he phūl khūp sundar āhe.
    This flower is very beautiful.

Declension

Declension of फूल (neut cons-stem)
direct
singular
फुल
phul
direct
plural
फुले, फुलं
phule, phula
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
फुल
phul
फुले, फुलं
phule, phula
oblique
सामान्यरूप
फुला
phulā
फुलां-
phulān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
फुलाला
phulālā
फुलांना
phulānnā
ergative फुलाने, फुलानं
phulāne, phulāna
फुलांनी
phulānnī
instrumental फुलाशी
phulāśī
फुलांशी
phulānśī
locative
सप्तमी
फुलात
phulāt
फुलांत
phulāt
vocative
संबोधन
फुला
phulā
फुलांनो
phulānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of फूल (neut cons-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म
feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म
neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म
oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular*
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता
फुलाचा
phulāċā
फुलाचे
phulāċe
फुलाची
phulācī
फुलाच्या
phulācā
फुलाचे, फुलाचं
phulāċe, phulāċa
फुलाची
phulācī
फुलाच्या
phulācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
फुलांचा
phulānċā
फुलांचे
phulānċe
फुलांची
phulāñcī
फुलांच्या
phulāncā
फुलांचे, फुलांचं
phulānċe, phulānċa
फुलांची
phulāñcī
फुलांच्या
phulāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Korlai Creole Portuguese: ful
  • Macanese: fula

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “फूल”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “फूल”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “फुल”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “phulla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Nepali

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pʰul]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: फुल्

Noun

फूल • (phūl)

  1. flower