ફૂલ

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Old Gujarati फूल (phūla), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀨𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮 (phulla), from Sanskrit फुल्ल (phulla).

Cognates include Assamese ফুল (phul), Bengali ফুল (phul), Bhojpuri फूल (phūl), Hindustani پھول / फूल (phūl), Maithili फूल (phūl), Marathi फूल (phūl), Nepali फुल (phul), Odia ଫୁଲ (phula), Punjabi پھل / ਫੁੱਲ (phulla), and Sindhi ڦل (phulu).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰul/
• Rhymes: -ul

Noun

ફૂલ • (phūl) n

1. (botany) flower

   Synonyms: પુષ્પ (puṣp), ગુલ (gul), કુસુમ (kusum), સુમન (suman)

2. blossom
3. (uncommon) Alternative form of ફૂલું (phūlũ, “leucoma”)

Noun

ફૂલ • (phūl) f

1. menstruation
2. (figuratively) boasting, pride

   Synonyms: પતરાજી (patrājī), કુસુમ (kusum), બડાઈ (baḍāī)

3. Synonym of ઉઠમણું (uṭhamṇũ)

Further reading

• “ફૂલ”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-Gujarati dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
• “ફૂલ”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
• Ranina, N. R. (2003) “ફૂલ”, in Rustam N. Ranina, editor, A Manual of English Gujarati Dictionary‎^[1], Asian Educational Services, page 274
• Framji, Ardesar (1862) “ફૂલ”, in A Compendium of the English and Gujarati Dictionary‎^[2], page 178
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “phulla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press