नल
Sanskrit
[edit]Alternative scripts
[edit]Alternative scripts
- নল (Assamese script)
- ᬦᬮ (Balinese script)
- নল (Bengali script)
- 𑰡𑰩 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀦𑀮 (Brahmi script)
- နလ (Burmese script)
- નલ (Gujarati script)
- ਨਲ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌨𑌲 (Grantha script)
- ꦤꦭ (Javanese script)
- 𑂢𑂪 (Kaithi script)
- ನಲ (Kannada script)
- នល (Khmer script)
- ນລ (Lao script)
- നല (Malayalam script)
- ᠨᠠᠯᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘡𑘩 (Modi script)
- ᠨᠠᠯᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧁𑧉 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐣𑐮 (Newa script)
- ନଲ (Odia script)
- ꢥꢭ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆤𑆬 (Sharada script)
- 𑖡𑖩 (Siddham script)
- නල (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩯𑩽 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚝𑚥 (Takri script)
- நல (Tamil script)
- నల (Telugu script)
- นล (Thai script)
- ན་ལ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒢𑒪 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨝𑨬 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]नल • (nala) stem, m
- (cf. नड, नळ) a species of reed, Amphidonax Karka (8-12 feet high) Gobh. MBh. &c.
- a measure of length MBh. (v.l. तल)
- a partic. form of constellation in which all the planets or stars are grouped in double mansions Var.
- the 50th year of the cycle of Jupiter which lasts 60 years Cat.
- name of a divine being mentioned with यम Karmapr. (= पितृ-देव, or -दैव L. ; a deified progenitor W.)
- name of a दैत्य BrahmaP.
- name of a king of the निषधs (son of वीर-सेन and husband of दमयन्ती) MBh. Pur.
- name of a son of निषध and father of नभ or नभस् Hariv. Ragh. VP.
- name of a descendant of the latter नल (son of सु-धन्वन् and father of उक्थ) Hariv. VP.
- name of a son of यदु Pur.
- name of a monkey-chief (son of त्वष्टृ or विश्व-कर्मन् ; cf. -सेतु) MBh. R.
- name of a medic. author Cat.