भोला

Hindi

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑁄𑀮 (bhola), from a family of Indic words with "defective" connotations shared with Sanskrit बुल्व (bulva, “oblique, awry”). Cognate with Nepali भोलो (bholo), Punjabi ਭੋਲਾ (bholā) / بھولا (bholā), Sindhi ڀورو / भोरो, Gujarati ભોળું (bhoḷũ), Marathi भोळे (bhoḷe).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bʱoː.lɑː/, [bʱoː.läː]

Adjective

भोला • (bholā) (Urdu spelling بھولَا)

1. innocent, simple

   भोला-भाला ― bholā-bhālā ― simple and innocent

Declension

Declension of भोला (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	भोला bholā	भोले bhole	भोली bholī	भोली bholī
oblique	भोले bhole	भोले bhole	भोली bholī	भोली bholī
vocative	भोले bhole	भोले bhole	भोली bholī	भोली bholī

References

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