Hindi edit

Pronunciation edit

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

Etymology 1 edit

From ढालना (ḍhālnā, to pour).

Noun edit

ढाल (ḍhālf

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

Etymology 2 edit

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

Noun edit

ढाल (ḍhālf (Urdu spelling ڈهال)

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

Marathi edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ढाल (ḍhālf (plural ढाली)

  1. shield

See also edit

Sanskrit edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

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Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ढाल (ḍhāla) stem?

  1. A shield

References edit

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