phala

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Chichewa

Pronunciation

Noun

phala class 5

  1. a kind of thin porridge

See also

Northern Sotho

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mpàdá.

Noun

phala

  1. impala

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit फल (phala).

Noun

phala

  1. fruit.
  2. consequence.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • > Javanese: ꦥꦭ (pala, “fruit; nutmeg”), ꦥꦲꦭ (pahala, “merit”) (inherited)
  • → Balinese: ᬨᬮ (pala, “fruit; result”)

Further reading

  • "phala" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Pali

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit फल (phala).

Noun

phala n

  1. fruit (of a tree)[1]
  2. result, benefit[1]
Declension
Declension table of "phala" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)phalaṃphalāni
Accusative (second)phalaṃphalāni
Instrumental (third)phalenaphalehi or phalebhi
Dative (fourth)phalassa or phalāya or phalatthaṃphalānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)phalasmā or phalamhā or phalāphalehi or phalebhi
Genitive (sixth)phalassaphalānaṃ
Locative (seventh)phalasmiṃ or phalamhi or phalephalesu
Vocative (calling)phalaphalāni
Descendants

Etymology 2

Extracted from phala, phallati and nipphatti.

Noun

phala m

  1. Name of the Pali root phal[2]
Declension
Declension table of "phala" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingular
Nominative (first)phalo
Genitive (sixth)phalassa

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “phala”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
  2. ^ Dhtp 266

Sotho

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mpàdá.

Noun

phala class 9/10 (plural diphala)

  1. impala

Tswana

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mpàdá.

Pronunciation

Noun

phala class 9 (plural diphala)

  1. impala

Venda

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mpàdá.

Noun

phala

  1. impala

Xhosa

Verb

-phala?

  1. (intransitive) to gallop

Inflection

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