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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀨𑀮 (phala), from Sanskrit फल (phála), commonly considered a borrowing from Proto-Dravidian *paẓam (ripe fruit). Doublet of ફલ (phal). Cognate with Hindi फल (phal), Nepali फल (phal), Marathi फळ (phaḷ), Rajasthani फळ (phaḷ).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ફળ (phaḷn

  1. fruit
  2. result, outcome
  3. (mathematics) function

References edit

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “phála”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press