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Hindi
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Classical Persian سال ( sāl ) , from Middle Persian ŠNT ( sāl ) , from Old Persian 𐎰𐎼𐎭 ( θ-r-d ) , from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćarHáts . Doublet of शरद् ( śarad , “ a year ” ) . Compare Bengali সাল ( śal ) , Marathi साल ( sāl ) , Punjabi ਸਾਲ ( sāl ) , Telugu సాలు ( sālu ) .
Noun
साल • (sāl ) m (Urdu spelling سال )
year
Synonyms: बरस ( baras ) , वर्ष ( varṣ )
मेरा भाई अगले साल भारत लौटेगा। merā bhāī agle sāl bhārat lauṭegā. My brother will return to India next year .
हर साल मुझे एक दस्तावेज़ बरख़ुदारोव से मिलता है। har sāl mujhe ek dastāvez barxudārov se miltā hai. Every year I get a document from Barkhudarov.
Declension
Declension of साल (masc cons-stem )
singular
plural
direct
साल sāl
साल sāl
oblique
साल sāl
सालों sālõ
vocative
साल sāl
सालो sālo
See also
(units of time ) समय के मात्रक ( samay ke mātrak ) ; बरस ( baras , “ year ” ) / साल ( sāl , “ year ” ) , मास ( mās , “ month ” ) / महीना ( mahīnā , “ month ” ) , सप्ताह ( saptāh , “ week ” ) , दिन ( din , “ day ” ) , घंटा ( ghaṇṭā , “ hour ” ) , मिनट ( minaṭ , “ minute ” ) , सैकंड ( saikaṇḍ , “ second ” )
Etymology 2
From Sanskrit शाल ( śāla ) .
Noun
साल • (sāl ) m (Urdu spelling سال )
sal tree and its wood (Shorea robusta )
Declension
Declension of साल (masc cons-stem )
singular
plural
direct
साल sāl
साल sāl
oblique
साल sāl
सालों sālõ
vocative
साल sāl
सालो sālo
Etymology 3
From Sanskrit शल्य ( śalya ) .
Noun
साल • (sāl ) m (Urdu spelling سال )
thorn
Declension
Declension of साल (masc cons-stem )
singular
plural
direct
साल sāl
साल sāl
oblique
साल sāl
सालों sālõ
vocative
साल sāl
सालो sālo
Etymology 4
From Sanskrit शाला ( śālā ) .
Noun
साल • (sāl ) f (Urdu spelling سال )
house
hall
place
Declension
Declension of साल (fem cons-stem )
singular
plural
direct
साल sāl
सालें sālẽ
oblique
साल sāl
सालों sālõ
vocative
साल sāl
सालो sālo
Etymology 5
From Sanskrit शृगाल ( śṛgāla ) .
Noun
साल • (sāl ) m (Urdu spelling سال )
jackal
Declension
Declension of साल (masc cons-stem )
singular
plural
direct
साल sāl
साल sāl
oblique
साल sāl
सालों sālõ
vocative
साल sāl
सालो sālo
References
Bahri, Hardev (1989 ) “साल ”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa , Delhi: Rajpal & Sons .
Platts, John T. (1884 ) “साल ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English , London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Konkani
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sanskrit छल्ली ( challī ) .
Noun
साल • (sāl ) f (Latin script sal , Kannada script ಸಾಲ್ )
peel ( of a fruit )
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Portuguese sala .
Noun
साल • (sāl ) f (Latin script sal , Kannada script ಸಾಲ್ )
living room
Synonym: वासरी ( vāsrī )
References
Pushpak Bhattacharyya (2017 ) IndoWordNet
Madhavi Sardesai (2006 ) A Comparative Linguistic and Cultural Study of Lexical Influences on Konkani , Goa University (doctoral thesis)
Marathi
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Sanskrit छल्ली ( challī ) . Cognate to Gujarati છાલ ( chāl ) , Hindi छाल ( chāl ) .
Noun
साल • (sāl ) f (plural साली )
skin /peel of fruits or of tree barks
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Classical Persian سال ( sāl ) . Compare Old Marathi 𑘭𑘰𑘩 ( sāla ) , Bengali সাল ( śal ) , Hindi साल ( sāl ) .
Noun
साल • (sāl ) n
( uncommon ) year
Synonyms: वरीस ( varīs ) , वर्ष ( varṣa )
References
Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983 ) “साल ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary , New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
Molesworth, James Thomas (1857 ) “साल ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English , Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985 ) “challi ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages , London: Oxford University Press