पल

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See also: पुल, पीला, and पाल

Bhojpuri

Etymology

From Sanskrit पल (pála).

Noun

पल (pal) ? (Kaithi 𑂣𑂪)

  1. moment

Hindi

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Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀮 (pala), from Sanskrit पल (pála, “a particular measure (of weight, fluid, time)”).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /pəl/,
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  • Rhymes: -əl

Noun

पल • (pal) m (Urdu spelling پل)

  1. jiffy, moment (technically a measure of time equal to 24 seconds)
    Synonym: क्षण (kṣaṇ)
    कृपया पल भर के लिए प्रतीक्षा कीजिए।
    kŕpyā pal bhar ke lie pratīkṣā kījie.
    Please wait for a moment.
    दो पल का ― do pal kā ― fleeting, lasting only a moment

Declension

Declension of पल (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct पल
pal 		पल
pal
oblique पल
pal 		पलों
palõ
vocative पल
pal 		पलो
palo

References

  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “पल”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Probably borrowed from Dravidian; compare Telugu పొలసు (polasu, “meat”). See पलल (palala, “flesh”).

Noun

पल • (pala) stem, n

  1. flesh, meat
Declension
Neuter a-stem declension of पल (pala)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative पलम्
palam 		पले
pale 		पलानि / पला¹
palāni / palā¹
Vocative पल
pala 		पले
pale 		पलानि / पला¹
palāni / palā¹
Accusative पलम्
palam 		पले
pale 		पलानि / पला¹
palāni / palā¹
Instrumental पलेन
palena 		पलाभ्याम्
palābhyām 		पलैः / पलेभिः¹
palaiḥ / palebhiḥ¹
Dative पलाय
palāya 		पलाभ्याम्
palābhyām 		पलेभ्यः
palebhyaḥ
Ablative पलात्
palāt 		पलाभ्याम्
palābhyām 		पलेभ्यः
palebhyaḥ
Genitive पलस्य
palasya 		पलयोः
palayoḥ 		पलानाम्
palānām
Locative पले
pale 		पलयोः
palayoḥ 		पलेषु
paleṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Etymology 2

Of uncertain origin. Mayrhofer considers potential connections to words such as पालवी (pālavī, “a kind of vessel”), पल्ल (palla, “a large granary, barn”), and Ancient Greek πελίκη (pelíkē, “ceramic container”) to be unlikely, as the original meaning is probably "weight, mass" and no "container" meanings are attested. He is also skeptical of etymologies linking the word to Proto-Dravidian *paḷ- (“to glitter, flash”), whence Tamil பளபள (paḷapaḷa, “to shine, glitter”).

Noun

पल • (pala) stem, n

  1. a particular weight = 4 karṣas = 1/100 tulā
  2. a particular fluid measure
  3. a particular measure of time (= 1/60 ghaṭī)
Declension
Neuter a-stem declension of पल (pala)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative पलम्
palam 		पले
pale 		पलानि / पला¹
palāni / palā¹
Vocative पल
pala 		पले
pale 		पलानि / पला¹
palāni / palā¹
Accusative पलम्
palam 		पले
pale 		पलानि / पला¹
palāni / palā¹
Instrumental पलेन
palena 		पलाभ्याम्
palābhyām 		पलैः / पलेभिः¹
palaiḥ / palebhiḥ¹
Dative पलाय
palāya 		पलाभ्याम्
palābhyām 		पलेभ्यः
palebhyaḥ
Ablative पलात्
palāt 		पलाभ्याम्
palābhyām 		पलेभ्यः
palebhyaḥ
Genitive पलस्य
palasya 		पलयोः
palayoḥ 		पलानाम्
palānām
Locative पले
pale 		पलयोः
palayoḥ 		पलेषु
paleṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Etymology 3

Probably related to पलाली (palālī, “a stalk, straw”) and पलाव (palāva, “chaff, husks”).

Noun

पल • (pala) stem, m

  1. straw (dried cereal stalk)

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “पल”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 609/3.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 308
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1963) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 231-232
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