Old Awadhi

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit विमल (vimala).

Adjective

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बिमल (bimala)

  1. unblemished, spotless, stainless
  2. impeccable, pure
    • c. 1500s CE, Tulsīdās, Hanumān Cālīsā :
      बरनउँ रघुबर बिमल जसु जो दायकु फल चारि
      baranaüm̐ raghubara bimala jasu jo dāyaku phala cāri
      I describe the unblemished glory of Rama, which bestows the four fruits