गुल

Hindi

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɡʊl/

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit गुल (gula).

Noun

गुल • (gul) m (Urdu spelling گل)

raw or unrefined sugar, molasses, jaggery
the glans penis
the clitoris

Declension

Declension of गुल (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गुल gul	गुल gul
oblique	गुल gul	गुलों gulõ
vocative	गुल gul	गुलो gulo

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian (gul). Compare Bengali গুল (gul), Punjabi ਗੁਲ (gul).

Noun

गुल • (gul) m (Urdu spelling گل)

flower
Synonyms: फूल (phūl), पुष्प (puṣp), कुसुम (kusum)
rose
Synonym: गुलाब (gulāb)

Declension

Declension of गुल (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गुल gul	गुल gul
oblique	गुल gul	गुलों gulõ
vocative	गुल gul	गुलो gulo

References

Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “गुल”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Kashmiri

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (gul, “flower”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡul/

Noun

गुल • (gul) m (Perso-Arabic گُل)

flower

Synonyms

पोश (pōś)

References

S. K. Toshakhani, Mohiuddin Hajni, Prithvi Nath Pushp, Mirza Ghulam Hassan Beg Arif, Ghulam Nabi Gowhar (1968-1980) Kashir Dictionary Vol 5‎ (in Kashmiri), volume 5, Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages, page 361

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

গুল (Assamese script)
ᬕᬸᬮ (Balinese script)
গুল (Bengali script)
𑰐𑰲𑰩 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀕𑀼𑀮 (Brahmi script)
ဂုလ (Burmese script)
ગુલ (Gujarati script)
ਗੁਲ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌗𑍁𑌲 (Grantha script)
ꦒꦸꦭ (Javanese script)
𑂏𑂳𑂪 (Kaithi script)
ಗುಲ (Kannada script)
គុល (Khmer script)
ຄຸລ (Lao script)
ഗുല (Malayalam script)
ᡤᡠᠯᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘐𑘳𑘩 (Modi script)
ᠺᠤᠯᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑦰𑧔𑧉 (Nandinagari script)
𑐐𑐸𑐮 (Newa script)
ଗୁଲ (Odia script)
ꢔꢸꢭ (Saurashtra script)
𑆓𑆶𑆬 (Sharada script)
𑖐𑖲𑖩 (Siddham script)
ගුල (Sinhalese script)
𑩞𑩒𑩽 (Soyombo script)
𑚌𑚰𑚥 (Takri script)
கு³ல (Tamil script)
గుల (Telugu script)
คุล or คุละ (Thai script)
གུ་ལ (Tibetan script)
𑒑𑒳𑒪 (Tirhuta script)
𑨍𑨃𑨬 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡu.lɐ/

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡu.l̪ɐ/

Noun

गुल • (gula) stem, m

raw or unrefined sugar, molasses
the glans penis
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:गुल
the clitoris

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of गुल (gula)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	गुलः gulaḥ	गुलौ / गुला¹ gulau / gulā¹	गुलाः / गुलासः¹ gulāḥ / gulāsaḥ¹
Vocative	गुल gula	गुलौ / गुला¹ gulau / gulā¹	गुलाः / गुलासः¹ gulāḥ / gulāsaḥ¹
Accusative	गुलम् gulam	गुलौ / गुला¹ gulau / gulā¹	गुलान् gulān
Instrumental	गुलेन gulena	गुलाभ्याम् gulābhyām	गुलैः / गुलेभिः¹ gulaiḥ / gulebhiḥ¹
Dative	गुलाय gulāya	गुलाभ्याम् gulābhyām	गुलेभ्यः gulebhyaḥ
Ablative	गुलात् gulāt	गुलाभ्याम् gulābhyām	गुलेभ्यः gulebhyaḥ
Genitive	गुलस्य gulasya	गुलयोः gulayoḥ	गुलानाम् gulānām
Locative	गुले gule	गुलयोः gulayoḥ	गुलेषु guleṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

→ Hindi: गुल (gul) (learned)
→ Malay: gula
- Indonesian: gula
→ Old Javanese: gula
- Javanese: ꦒꦸꦭ (gula)
- → Balinese: ᬕᬸᬮ (gula)

References

Monier Williams (1899) “गुल”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 360.

Sheshi Kham

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-b/m-ruːl (“snake”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡul/

Noun

गुल

snake

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