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Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /sɑːl/, [säːl]
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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Classical Persian سال (sāl), from Middle Persian ŠNT (sāl), from Old Persian 𐎰𐎼𐎭 (θ-r-d), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćarHáts. Doublet of शरद् (śarad, a year). Compare Bengali সাল (śal), Marathi साल (sāl), Punjabi ਸਾਲ (sāl), Telugu సాలు (sālu).

Noun

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साल (sālm (Urdu spelling سال)

  1. year
    Synonyms: बरस (baras), वर्ष (varṣ)
    मेरा भाई अगले साल भारत लौटेगा।
    merā bhāī agle sāl bhārat lauṭegā.
    My brother will return to India next year.
    हर साल मुझे एक दस्तावेज़ बरख़ुदारोव से मिलता है।
    har sāl mujhe ek dastāvez barxudārov se miltā hai.
    Every year I get a document from Barkhudarov.
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Etymology 2

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From Sanskrit शाल (śāla).

Noun

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साल (sālm (Urdu spelling سال)

  1. sal tree and its wood (Shorea robusta)
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Etymology 3

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From Sanskrit शल्य (śalya).

Noun

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साल (sālm (Urdu spelling سال)

  1. thorn
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Etymology 4

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From Sanskrit शाला (śālā).

Noun

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साल (sālf (Urdu spelling سال)

  1. house
  2. hall
  3. place
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Etymology 5

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From Sanskrit शृगाल (śṛgāla).

Noun

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साल (sālm (Urdu spelling سال)

  1. jackal
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References

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  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “साल”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “साल”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Konkani

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Sanskrit छल्ली (challī).

Noun

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साल (sālf (Latin script sal, Kannada script ಸಾಲ್)

  1. peel (of a fruit)

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Portuguese sala.

Noun

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साल (sālf (Latin script sal, Kannada script ಸಾಲ್)

  1. living room
    Synonym: वासरी (vāsrī)

References

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  • Pushpak Bhattacharyya (2017) IndoWordNet[1]
  • Madhavi Sardesai (2006) A Comparative Linguistic and Cultural Study of Lexical Influences on Konkani[2], Goa University (doctoral thesis)

Marathi

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Sanskrit छल्ली (challī). Cognate to Gujarati છાલ (chāl), Hindi छाल (chāl).

Noun

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साल (sālf (plural साली)

  1. skin/peel of fruits or of tree barks

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Classical Persian سال (sāl). Compare Old Marathi 𑘭𑘰𑘩 (sāla), Bengali সাল (śal), Hindi साल (sāl).

Noun

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साल (sāln

  1. year
    Synonyms: वरीस (varīs), वर्ष (varṣa)

References

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  • Berntsen, Maxine, “साल”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “साल”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “challi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press