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Punjabi
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Classical Persian قول (qawl), from Arabic قَوْل (qawl).
Noun
ਕੌਲ • (kaul) m (Shahmukhi spelling قول)
- vow, pledge, word of honour
Etymology 2
Old Punjabi ਕਮਲੁ (kamalu) Punjabi ਕੌਲ (kaul)
From Old Punjabi ਕਮਲੁ (kamalu), from Apabhramsa 𑆑𑆩𑆬 (kamala), from Prakrit 𑀓𑀫𑀮 (kamala), from Sanskrit कमल (kamala).
Doublet of ਕਮਲ (kamal), a learned borrowing.
Noun
ਕੌਲ • (kaul) m (Shahmukhi spelling قول)
- lotus
- lily
- bowl, cup
- Synonym: ਪਿਆਲਾ (piālā)
Derived terms
- ਕੌਲਾ m (kaulā, “large bowl”)
- ਕੌਲੀ m (kaulī, “small bowl”)
Further reading
- “ਕੌਲ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024