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Hindi
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English seal.
Noun
सील • (sīl) m
- seal (animal)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English seal, from Latin sigillum.
Noun
सील • (sīl) m
- seal, stamp
- Synonym: मुद्रा (mudrā)
Derived terms
- सील करना (sīl karnā, “to seal up, close”)
Etymology 3
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀻𑀮 (sīla), from Sanskrit शील (śīla). Doublet of शील (śīl).
Noun
सील • (sīl) m
- (obsolete) habit, custom
Declension
Declension of सील (masc cons-stem)
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plural
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सील
sīl
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सील
sīl
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सील
sīl
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सीलों
sīlõ
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सील
sīl
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सीलो
sīlo
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Etymology 4
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀻𑀤𑀮 (sīdala) from Sanskrit शीतल (śītala). Doublet of शीतल (śītal).
Noun
सील • (sīl) m
- dampness, rawness (of weather)
Declension
Declension of सील (masc cons-stem)
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plural
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सील
sīl
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सील
sīl
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सील
sīl
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सीलों
sīlõ
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| vocative
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सील
sīl
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सीलो
sīlo
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- सीला (sīlā, “damp”)
- सीलन (sīlan, “dampness”)
- सीलना (sīlnā, “to dampen”)
References
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “सील”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सील”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “सील”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha