लाल

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See also: लाला and लोला

Bhojpuri

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian لال (lāl).

Adjective

लाल (lāl)

  1. red

Hindi

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Wikipedia hi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /lɑːl/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑːl
  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian لال (lāl). Compare Bengali লাল (lal), Gujarati લાલ (lāl), Marathi लाल (lāl), Odia ଲାଲ (lāla), Punjabi ਲਾਲ (lāl) / لال (lāl).

Adjective

लाल • (lāl) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling لَال)

  1. red (color/colour)

Noun

लाल • (lāl) m (Urdu spelling لَال)

  1. red (color/colour)
Declension
Declension of लाल (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct लाल
lāl 		लाल
lāl
oblique लाल
lāl 		लालों
lālõ
vocative लाल
lāl 		लालो
lālo

See also

Colors in Hindi · रंग (raṅg) (layout · text)
     सफ़ेद (safed), श्वेत (śvet), ऊजर (ūjar)      धूसर (dhūsar), छाई (chāī)      काला (kālā), कृष्ण (kŕṣṇa), श्याम (śyām)
             लाल (lāl), लोहित (lohit), सुर्ख़ (surx), राता (rātā); गहरा लाल (gahrā lāl), क़िरमिज़ी (qirmizī)              नारंगी (nāraṅgī), माल्टा (mālṭā); भूरा (bhūrā), पिङ्गल (piṅgal)              पीला (pīlā), पियर (piyar), पीत (pīt); मलाई (malāī)
             नींबू (nīmbū), सुगा पंछी (sugā pañchī)              हरा (harā), हरित (harit)             
             फ़िरोज़ा (firozā)              आकाशी (ākāśī), आसमानी (āsmānī)              नीला (nīlā), नील (nīl)
             जामुनी (jāmunī); नील (nīl)              रानी (rānī); बैंगनी (baiṅgnī), जामुनी (jāmunī)              गुलाबी (gulābī), पाटल (pāṭal)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit लाल्य (lālya, “to be caressed”). Cognate with Old Awadhi लाल (lāla, “woman”).

Adjective

लाल • (lāl) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling لال)

  1. dear, beloved, darling

Noun

लाल • (lāl) m (Urdu spelling لال)

  1. (endearing) an infant boy, dear son

Proper noun

लाल • (lāl) m (Urdu spelling لال)

  1. (Hinduism) dear son: a designation of Krishna
  2. a male surname, Lal
  3. a male given name, Lal
Declension
Declension of लाल (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct लाल
lāl 		लाल
lāl
oblique लाल
lāl 		लालों
lālõ
vocative लाल
lāl 		लालो
lālo
Derived terms
See also

Further reading

  •  Lal on Wikipedia

References

Konkani

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian لال (lāl).

Pronunciation

Adjective

लाल • (lāl) (Latin script lal, Kannada script ಲಾಲ್)

  1. red (color/colour)

Noun

लाल • (lāl) (Latin script lal, Kannada script ಲಾಲ್)

  1. red (color/colour)

See also

Colors in Konkani · रंग (raṅga) (layout · text)
     धवो (dhavo); उजळ (ujaḷ); गोरो (goro); दुदाळ (dudāḷ)      खाकी (khākī)      काळो (kāḷo); काजळी (kājḷī); टेंबुरणी (ṭemburṇī)
             तांबडो (tāmbḍo); लाल (lāl); रक्तवर्णी (raktavarṇī); अबिरी (abirī)              मातेरी (māterī); नारंगी (nāraṅgī); बदामी (badāmī)              अळदुवो (aḷduvo); गंदकी (gandkī)
             पोपटी (popṭī)              पाच्वो (pācvo); काळंगी (kāḷaṅgī)              चंदनी (candnī)
             फिरोजी (phirojī); आकाशी (ākāśī)                           निळो (niḷo)
                          जांबळो (jāmbḷo); द्राक्षाळ (drākṣāḷ)              गुलाबी (gulābī)

References

  • Pushpak Bhattacharyya (2017) IndoWordNet‎

Marathi

Marathi Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian لال (lāl). Compare Gujarati લાલ (lāl), Hindustani لَال (lāl) / लाल (lāl), Punjabi ਲਾਲ (lāl) / لال (lāl), Bengali লাল (lal).

Pronunciation

Adjective

लाल • (lāl)

  1. red (color/colour)

Noun

लाल • (lāl) m

  1. red (color/colour)

Derived terms

See also

Colors in Marathi · रंग (raṅga) (layout · text)
     पांढरा (pāṇḍhrā)      पारवा (pārvā), राखाडी (rākhāḍī)      काळा (kāḷā)
             लाल (lāl), तांबडा (tāmbḍā);              केशरी (keśrī), भगवा (bhagvā); तपकिरी (tapkirī)              पिवळा (pivḷā);
             पोपटी (popṭī)              हिरवा (hirvā)              ;
             ; आकाशी (ākāśī)                           निळा (niḷā)
             ;              ; जांभळा (j̈āmbhaḷā)              गुलाबी (gulābī)

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “लाल”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “लाल”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “लाल”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
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