ਫੁੱਲ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?], from Sanskrit फुल्ल (phulla). Cognate with Hindi फूल (phūl).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pʰʊlːə̆/, /fʊlːə̆/
  • Rhymes: -ʊlː
  • Hyphenation: ਫੁੱਲ

Noun

ਫੁੱਲ • (phullă) m (Shahmukhi spelling پھل)

  1. flower

Declension
Declension of ਫੁੱਲ
dir. sg. ਫੁੱਲ (phulla)
dir. pl. ਫੁੱਲ (phulla)
singular plural
direct ਫੁੱਲ (phulla) ਫੁੱਲ (phulla)
oblique ਫੁੱਲ (phulla) ਫੁੱਲਾਂ (phullā̃)
vocative ਫੁੱਲਾ (phullā) ਫੁੱਲੋ (phullo)
ablative ਫੁੱਲੋਂ (phullõ) —
locative ਫੁੱਲੇ (phulle) ਫੁੱਲੀਂ (phullī̃)
instrumental ਫੁੱਲੇ (phulle) ਫੁੱਲੀਂ (phullī̃)

Derived terms
  • ਫੁਲਕਾਰੀ f (phulkārī, “embroidery”)
  • ਫੁੱਲਦਾਨ m (phulladān, “flowerpot”)
  • ਫੁੱਲਦਾਰ (phulladār, “flowery”, adjective)
  • ਫੁੱਲਾ m (phullā, “popcorn”)
  • ਫੁੱਲੀ f (phullī, “blaze, white patch”)
  • ਫੁੱਲਣਾ (phullaṇā, “blossom”, verb)

Further reading
  • “ਫੁੱਲ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਫੁੱਲ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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