साल

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Hindi

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Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /sɑːl/,
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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 (sālm (Urdu spelling سال)

  1. 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.
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Etymology 2

From Sanskrit शाल (śāla).

Noun

साल (sālm (Urdu spelling سال)

  1. sal tree and its wood (Shorea robusta)
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Etymology 3

From Sanskrit शल्य (śalya).

Noun

साल (sālm (Urdu spelling سال)

  1. thorn
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Etymology 4

From Sanskrit शाला (śālā).

Noun

साल (sālf (Urdu spelling سال)

  1. house
  2. hall
  3. place
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Etymology 5

From Sanskrit शृगाल (śṛgāla).

Noun

साल (sālm (Urdu spelling سال)

  1. jackal
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References

Konkani

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit छल्ली (challī).

Noun

साल (sālf (Latin script sal, Kannada script ಸಾಲ್)

  1. peel (of a fruit)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Portuguese sala.

Noun

साल (sālf (Latin script sal, Kannada script ಸಾಲ್)

  1. 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 (sālf (plural साली)

  1. 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 (sāln

  1. (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