लाल
Bhojpuri
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian لال (lāl).
Adjective
लाल (lāl)
Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /lɑːl/, [läːl]
- Rhymes: -ɑːl
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Etymology 1
Borrowed from Classical Persian لال (lāl). Compare Bengali লাল (lal), Gujarati લાલ (lāl), Marathi लाल (lāl), Odia ଲାଲ (lāla), Punjabi ਲਾਲ (lāl) / لال (lāl).
Noun
लाल • (lāl) m (Urdu spelling لَال)
- red (color/colour)
- लाल:
Adjective
लाल • (lāl) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling لَال)
- red (color/colour)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | लाल lāl |
लाल lāl |
| oblique | लाल lāl |
लालों lālõ |
| vocative | लाल lāl |
लालो lālo |
See also
| सादा (sādā), सफ़ेद (safed), उज्जर (ujjar), श्वेत (śvet) | स्लेटी (sleṭī), छाई (chāī), धूसर (dhūsar), सुरमई (surmaī) | काला (kālā), साँवला (sā̃vlā), कृष्ण (kŕṣṇa), श्याम (śyām) |
| लाल (lāl), सुर्ख़ (surx), राता (rātā); महरून (mahrūn), सिंदूरी (sindūrī) क़िरमिज़ी (qirmizī) | ऑरेंज (ŏreñj), नारंगी (nāraṅgī), केसरी (kesrī), गेरुआ (geruā), भगवा (bhagvā), ज़ाफ़रानी (zāfrānī); भूरा (bhūrā), कत्थई (katthaī), मटीयेला (maṭīyelā), चॉकलेटी (cŏkleṭī), ख़ाकी (xākī) | पीला (pīlā), बसंती (basantī), ज़र्द (zard); गेहुँआ (gehũā), बदामी (badāmī) |
| लाइम (lāim), अंगूरी (aṅgūrī) | हरा (harā), सुग्गा (suggā), सब्ज़ (sabz) | पुदीनहरा (pudīnharā); गाढ़ा हरा (gāṛhā harā), ज़ुमरुदी (zumrudī) |
| फ़िरोज़ा (firozā) | लाजवर्दी (lājvardī) | नीला (nīlā) |
| बैंगनी (baiṅgnī), ऊदा (ūdā) | रानी (rānī); जामुनी (jāmunī) | गुलाबी (gulābī) |
Etymology 2
Inherited from Sanskrit लाल्य (lālya, “to be caressed”). Cognate with Old Awadhi लाल (lāla, “woman”).
Adjective
लाल • (lāl) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling لال)
Noun
लाल • (lāl) m (Urdu spelling لال)
Proper noun
लाल • (lāl) m (Urdu spelling لال)
- (Hinduism) dear son: a designation of Krishna
- a male surname, Lal
- a male given name, Lal
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | लाल lāl |
लाल lāl |
| oblique | लाल lāl |
लालों lālõ |
| vocative | लाल lāl |
लालो lālo |
Derived terms
- लाल बीबी (lāl bībī)
- लाल-बुझक्कड़ (lāl-bujhakkaṛ)
See also
Further reading
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “लाल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 893
- Platts, John T. (1884) “لال”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 946
Konkani
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian لال (lāl).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [lɑːl]
Adjective
लाल • (lāl) (Latin script lal, Kannada script ಲಾಲ್)
- red (color/colour)
Noun
लाल • (lāl) (Latin script lal, Kannada script ಲಾಲ್)
- red (color/colour)
See also
| धवो (dhavo); उजळ (ujaḷ); गोरो (goro); दुदाळ (dudāḷ) | खाकी (khākī) | काळो (kāḷo); काजळी (kājḷī); टेंबुरणी (ṭemburṇī) |
| तांबडो (tāmbḍo); लाल (lāl); रक्तवर्णी (raktavarṇī); अबिरी (abirī) | मातेरी (māterī); नारंगी (nāraṅgī); बदामी (badāmī) | अळदुवो (aḷduvo); गंदकी (gandkī) |
| पोपटी (popṭī) | पाच्वो (pācvo); काळंगी (kāḷaṅgī) | चंदनी (candnī) |
| फिरोजी (phirojī); आकाशी (ākāśī) | निळो (niḷo) | |
| जांबळो (jāmbḷo); द्राक्षाळ (drākṣāḷ) | गुलाबी (gulābī) |
References
- Pushpak Bhattacharyya (2017) IndoWordNet[1]
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian لال (lāl). Compare Gujarati લાલ (lāl), Hindustani لَال (lāl) / लाल (lāl), Punjabi ਲਾਲ (lāl) / لال (lāl), Bengali লাল (lal).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lal/
Adjective
लाल • (lāl)
- red (color/colour)
Noun
लाल • (lāl) m
- red (color/colour)
Derived terms
- लाली (lālī)
- लाल भोपळा (lāl bhopḷā)
See also
| पांढरा (pāṇḍhrā) | पारवा (pārvā), राखाडी (rākhāḍī) | काळा (kāḷā) |
| लाल (lāl), तांबडा (tāmbḍā); [Term?] | केशरी (keśrī), भगवा (bhagvā); तपकिरी (tapkirī) | पिवळा (pivḷā); [Term?] |
| पोपटी (popṭī) | हिरवा (hirvā) | [Term?]; [Term?] |
| [Term?]; आकाशी (ākāśī) | [Term?] | निळा (niḷā) |
| [Term?]; [Term?] | [Term?]; जांभळा (j̈āmbhaḷā) | गुलाबी (gulābī) |
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “लाल”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “लाल”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “लाल”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)