ਕੌਲ

Punjabi

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian قول (qawl), from Arabic قَوْل (qawl).

Noun

ਕੌਲ • (kaul) m (Shahmukhi spelling قول)

  1. vow, pledge, word of honour

Etymology 2

    Etymology tree
    Sanskrit कमल (kamala)
    Prakrit 𑀓𑀫𑀮 (kamala)
    Apabhramsa 𑆑𑆩𑆬 (kamala)
    Old Punjabi ਕਮਲੁ (kamalu)
    Punjabi ਕੌਲ (kaul)

    From Old Punjabi ਕਮਲੁ (kamalu), from Apabhramsa 𑆑𑆩𑆬 (kamala), from Prakrit 𑀓𑀫𑀮 (kamala), from Sanskrit कमल (kamala).

    Doublet of ਕਮਲ (kamal), a learned borrowing.

    Noun

    ਕੌਲ • (kaul) m (Shahmukhi spelling قول)

    1. lotus
    2. lily
    3. bowl, cup
      Synonym: ਪਿਆਲਾ (piālā)
    Derived terms
    • ਕੌਲ ਡੋਡਾ m (kaul ḍoḍā, “lotus seed”)
    • ਕੌਲਾ m (kaulā, “large bowl”)
    • ਕੌਲੀ m (kaulī, “small bowl”)

    Further reading

    • “ਕੌਲ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
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