বল

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See also: ব’ল

Assamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit বল (bála).

Noun

বল (bol)

  1. force
  2. strength
  3. force

Etymology 2

বল
bol
A ball

Borrowed from English ball.

Noun

বল (bol)

  1. ball
    Synonyms: ঢোপ (dhüp), কন্দুক (konduk)
Declension

Bengali

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit বল (bala). Cognate with Assamese বল (bol), Odia ବଲ (bala), Hindi बल (bal).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /bɔl/, ,
    Audio:(file)
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /bɔl/, ,

Noun

বল (bol)

  1. force
  2. strength
  3. might
  4. ability
  5. armed force
  6. (chess) piece
  7. supporter, helper
Declension
Inflection of বল
nominative বল
bol
objective বল / বলকে
bol (semantically general or indefinite) / bolke (semantically definite)
genitive বলের
boler
locative বলে
bole
Indefinite forms
nominative বল
bol
objective বল / বলকে
bol (semantically general or indefinite) / bolke (semantically definite)
genitive বলের
boler
locative বলে
bole
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative বলটা , বলটি
bolṭa (colloquial), bolṭi (formal)
বলগুলা, বলগুলো
bolgula (colloquial), bolgulo (formal)
objective বলটা, বলটি
bolṭa (colloquial), bolṭi (formal)
বলগুলা, বলগুলো
bolgula (colloquial), bolgulo (formal)
genitive বলটার, বলটির
bolṭar (colloquial), bolṭir (formal)
বলগুলার, বলগুলোর
bolgular (colloquial), bolgulor (formal)
locative বলটাতে / বলটায়, বলটিতে
bolṭate / bolṭay (colloquial), bolṭite (formal)
বলগুলাতে / বলগুলায়, বলগুলোতে
bolgulate / bolgulay (colloquial), bolgulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English ball.

Pronunciation

Noun

বল (bol)

  1. ball, especially in sports
    Synonyms: গুলি (guli), কন্দুক (konduk)
  2. (dance) ball
Declension
Inflection of বল
nominative বল
bol
objective বল / বলকে
bol (semantically general or indefinite) / bolke (semantically definite)
genitive বলের
boler
locative বলে
bole
Indefinite forms
nominative বল
bol
objective বল / বলকে
bol (semantically general or indefinite) / bolke (semantically definite)
genitive বলের
boler
locative বলে
bole
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative বলটা , বলটি
bolṭa (colloquial), bolṭi (formal)
বলগুলা, বলগুলো
bolgula (colloquial), bolgulo (formal)
objective বলটা, বলটি
bolṭa (colloquial), bolṭi (formal)
বলগুলা, বলগুলো
bolgula (colloquial), bolgulo (formal)
genitive বলটার, বলটির
bolṭar (colloquial), bolṭir (formal)
বলগুলার, বলগুলোর
bolgular (colloquial), bolgulor (formal)
locative বলটাতে / বলটায়, বলটিতে
bolṭate / bolṭay (colloquial), bolṭite (formal)
বলগুলাতে / বলগুলায়, বলগুলোতে
bolgulate / bolgulay (colloquial), bolgulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Verb

বল (bol)

  1. imperative second-person very familiar of বলা (bola, to say)

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

Verb

বল (bôlo)

  1. simple present second-person familiar of বলা (bola, to say)

References

  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “বল”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia
  • Accessible Dictionary, Bengali-English, বল, Government of Bangladesh

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

বল n

  1. Bengali script form of bala (strength)

Declension