শাল

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See also: খাল and ছাল

Assamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit শালা (śālā, śālā), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-eh₂, from *ḱel- (to cover, protect).

Noun

শাল (xal)

  1. machine, equipment, apparatus
    Synonyms: কল (kol), যন্ত্ৰ (zontro)
  2. factory
    Synonyms: কাৰখানা (karkhana), কলঘৰ (kolghor), কুঠী (kuthi)
Declension

Etymology 2

শাল

Noun

শাল (xal)

  1. bullseye snakehead (Channa marulius)
  2. cobra snakehead (Channa aurantimaculata)
Declension

Etymology 3

Inherited from Sanskrit শাল (śāla, Shorea robusta).

Pronunciation

Noun

শাল (xal)

  1. Shorea assamica (makai)
Declension

Etymology 4

Noun

শাল (xal)

  1. hypocrisy, dissimulation

Etymology 5

শাল

Inherited from Sanskrit শল্য (śalya, arrow, javelin).

Noun

শাল (xal)

  1. wedge, spike

Verb

শাল (xal) (transitive)

  1. Verb stem of শলা (xola) and শালা (xala)
Declension

Same as etymology 1.

Bengali

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शाल (śāla).

Noun

শাল (śal)

  1. sal, Shorea robusta

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian شال (šāl). Doublet of শাড়ি (śaṛi). Compare Hindi शाल (śāl).

Noun

শাল (śal)

  1. shawl