-ल

Borrowed from English -yl, of Ancient Greek origin.

-ल • (-l)

1. (chemistry) -yl

From Proto-Indo-European *-lós. Compare -र (-ra).

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /lɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /l̪ɐ/

-ल • (-la)

1. an adjectival or nominal suffix: relating to, belonging to, having, similar to, etc.

   ‎कपि (kapi, “monkey”) + ‎-ल (-la) → ‎कपिल (kapila, “brown, tawny”)

   ‎पत्त्र (pattra, “leaf”) + ‎-ल (-la) → ‎पत्त्रल (pattrala, “leafy”)

   ‎कफ (kapha, “phlegm”) + ‎-ल (-la) → ‎कफल (kaphala, “phlegmatic”)

   ‎अंस (aṃsa, “shoulder”) + ‎-ल (-la) → ‎अंसल (aṃsala, “strong”, literally “having shoulders”)

3. a pleonastic suffix or extension

   ‎मृदु (mṛdu) + ‎-ल (-la) → ‎मृदुल (mṛdula)

   ‎युग (yuga) + ‎-ल (-la) → ‎युगल (yugala)

• Middle Indo-Aryan: -𑀮- (-la-)
  • Bengali: -ল- (-lo-)
  • Gujarati: -ળ- (-ḷ-)
  • Hindustani: -la-

    Hindi: -ल- (-la-)

    Urdu: -ل- (-l-)

  • Marathi: -ळ- (-ḷa-)
• Middle Indo-Aryan: -𑀮𑁆𑀮- (-lla-)
  • Bengali: -ল- (-lo-)
  • Gujarati: -લ- (-la-)
  • Hindustani: -la-

    Hindi: -ल- (-la-)

    Urdu: -ل- (-l-)

  • Marathi: -ल- (-la-)