𑀨𑀸𑀮

Prakrit

Etymology

    Inherited from Sanskrit फाल (phāla).

    Noun

    𑀨𑀸𑀮 (phāla) (Devanagari फाल, Kannada ಫಾಲ) (attested in Māhārāṣṭrī)

    1. (agriculture) ploughshare

    Descendants

    • Central Indo-Aryan:
      • Hindustani:
        • Hindi: फाल (phāl), फाला (phālā), फार (phār), फारा (phārā)
        • Urdu: پھال (phāl), پھالا (phālā), پھار (phār), پھارا (phārā)
    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
    • Northern Indo-Aryan:
      • Bhadrawahi: फाल् (phāl)
      • Jaunsari: फावा (phāvā), फाळा (phāḷā)
      • Kumaoni: फालो (phālo), फाव् (phāw)
      • Nepali: फालि (phāli)
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
      • Punjabi:
        Gurmukhi script: ਫਾਲਾ (phālā), ਫਾਲੀ (phālī)
        Shahmukhi script: پھالا (phālā), پھالِی (phālī)
      • Sindhi:
        Arabic script: ڦارُ (phāru)
        Devanagari script: फारु (phāru)
    • Southern Indo-Aryan:

    References

    • Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “फाल”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “phāla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press