बबूल
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀩𑀩𑁆𑀩𑀽𑀮 (babbūla), from Sanskrit बब्बूल (babbūla). The similarity of synonymous forms such as वर्वूर, वव्वूल make substrate origin likely.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /bə.buːl/, [bɐ.buːl]
Noun
बबूल • (babūl) m (Urdu spelling ببول)
- the babul tree, Vachellia nilotica subsp. indica
- Synonym: कीकर (kīkar)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | बबूल babūl |
बबूल babūl |
| oblique | बबूल babūl |
बबूलों babūlõ |
| vocative | बबूल babūl |
बबूलो babūlo |
Further reading
- Vachellia+nilotica at The Plant List
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बबूल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “babbūla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press