बबूल

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀩𑀩𑁆𑀩𑀽𑀮 (babbūla), from Sanskrit बब्बूल (babbūla). The similarity of synonymous forms such as वर्वूर, वव्वूल make substrate origin likely.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bə.buːl/, [bɐ.buːl]

Noun

बबूल • (babūl) m (Urdu spelling ببول)

1. the babul tree, Vachellia nilotica subsp. indica

   Synonym: कीकर (kīkar)

Declension

Declension of बबूल (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बबूल babūl	बबूल babūl
oblique	बबूल babūl	बबूलों babūlõ
vocative	बबूल babūl	बबूलो babūlo

Further reading

• Vachellia+nilotica at The Plant List
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बबूल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “babbūla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press