फलना

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Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀨𑀮𑀇 (phalaï), from Sanskrit फलति (phalati). Cognate with Punjabi ਫਲਣਾ (phalṇā) / پَھلݨا (phalṇā), Sindhi ڦَلَڻُ / फलणु, Gujarati ફળવું (phaḷvũ), Nepali फल्नु (phalnu), Marathi फळणे (phaḷṇe), Bengali ফলা (phola). Equivalent to फल (phal, fruit) +‎ -ना (-nā, verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /pʰəl.nɑː/,
  • Rhymes: -əl.nɑː
  • Hyphenation: फल‧ना

Verb

फलना (phalnā) (intransitive, Urdu spelling پَھلْنَا)

  1. to bear fruits
    गर्मियों में हमारे घर का आम का पेड़ ख़ूब फलता है।
    garmiyõ mẽ hamāre ghar kā ām kā peṛ xūb phaltā hai.
    In summers, the mango-tree of our house bears a lot of fruits.
  2. to have heirs
  3. to be successful or advantageous
    परिश्रम करना हमेशा फलता है।
    pariśram karnā hameśā phaltā hai.
    Hard-work is always advantageous.
  4. to flourish, prosper, thrive
    आर्य-प्रवास के पूर्व, भारत में सिंधु-घाटी सभ्यता फलती थी।
    ārya-pravās ke pūrv, bhārat mẽ sindhu-ghāṭī sabhyatā phaltī thī.
    Before Aryan migration, the Indus-Valley civilisation flourished in India.
  5. to break out as blisters or pimples

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