पल्ला

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pəl.lɑː/, [pɐl.läː]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit पल्ल (palla), पल्लव (pallava) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-).

Noun

पल्ला • (pallā) m

1. sheet; shawl
2. side; edge
3. pallu/palla (the decorative edge of a sari)

   पल्ला करना ― pallā karnā ― to draw the palla over one's face

Declension

Declension of पल्ला (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पल्ला pallā	पल्ले palle
oblique	पल्ले palle	पल्लों pallõ
vocative	पल्ले palle	पल्लो pallo

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit पल्य (palya).

Noun

पल्ला • (pallā) m

1. sack of grain

Declension

Declension of पल्ला (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पल्ला pallā	पल्ले palle
oblique	पल्ले palle	पल्लों pallõ
vocative	पल्ले palle	पल्लो pallo

Etymology 3

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Noun

पल्ला • (pallā) m

1. distance; reach, range (of a gun)

Declension

Declension of पल्ला (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पल्ला pallā	पल्ले palle
oblique	पल्ले palle	पल्लों pallõ
vocative	पल्ले palle	पल्लो pallo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पल्ला”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press