ढाल

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɖʱɑːl/, [ɖʱäːl]

Etymology 1

From ढालना (ḍhālnā, to pour).

Noun

ढाल • (ḍhāl) f

  1. slope, scarp
  2. slope, gradient
    रेखा की ढालrekhā kī ḍhālslope of a line
Declension

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit ढाल (ḍhāla). Cognate with Marathi ढाल (ḍhāl).

Noun

ढाल • (ḍhāl) f (Urdu spelling ڈهال)

  1. shield
Declension
Descendants
  • Pashto: ډال (ḍāl, shield)

Marathi

Etymology

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Cognate with Hindi ढाल (ḍhāl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɖʱal/

Noun

ढाल • (ḍhāl) f (plural ढाली)

  1. shield

See also

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

ढाल • (ḍhāla) stem, ?

  1. A shield

References

  • Apte, Macdonell (2022) “ढालम्”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]
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