पोल

Hindi

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑁄𑀮𑁆𑀮 (polla), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧𑁄𑀮𑁆𑀮 (*polla).

Noun

पोल • (pol) m (Urdu spelling پول)

1. emptiness, meaninglessness
   1. an excuse

      Synonym: बहाना (bahānā)

Declension

Declension of पोल (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पोल pol	पोल pol
oblique	पोल pol	पोलों polõ
vocative	पोल pol	पोलो polo

Derived terms

• पोल खुलना (pol khulnā)
• पोल खोलना (pol kholnā)
• पोल-पोल (pol-pol)
• पोलदार (poldār)

 

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀤𑁄𑀮𑀻 (padolī), from Sanskrit प्रतोली (pratolī).

Noun

पोल • (pol) m (Urdu spelling پول)

1. gate, entrance (to a town)

Declension

Declension of पोल (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पोल pol	पोल pol
oblique	पोल pol	पोलों polõ
vocative	पोल pol	पोलो polo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पोल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*pōḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pratōlī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press