ਫੁੱਲ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀨𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮 (phulla), from Sanskrit फुल्ल (phulla). Cognate with Hindi फूल (phūl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰʊlːə̆/, /fʊlːə̆/
• Rhymes: -ʊlː
• Hyphenation: ਫੁੱਲ

Noun

ਫੁੱਲ • (phullă) m (Shahmukhi spelling پھل)

1. flower

Declension

Declension of ਫੁੱਲ

	singular	plural
direct	ਫੁੱਲ (phulla)	ਫੁੱਲ (phulla)
oblique	ਫੁੱਲ (phulla)	ਫੁੱਲਾਂ (phullā̃)
vocative	ਫੁੱਲਾ (phullā)	ਫੁੱਲੋ (phullo)
ablative	ਫੁੱਲੋਂ (phullõ)	—
locative	ਫੁੱਲੇ (phulle)	ਫੁੱਲੀਂ (phullī̃)
instrumental	ਫੁੱਲੇ (phulle)	ਫੁੱਲੀਂ (phullī̃)

Derived terms

• ਫੁਲਕਾਰੀ f (phulkārī, “embroidery”)
• ਫੁੱਲਦਾਨ m (phulladān, “flowerpot”)
• ਫੁੱਲਦਾਰ (phulladār, “flowery”, adjective)
• ਫੁੱਲਾ m (phullā, “popcorn”)
• ਫੁੱਲੀ f (phullī, “blaze, white patch”)

Related terms

• ਫੁੱਲਣਾ (phullaṇā, “blossom”, verb)

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “phulla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 511
• “ਫੁੱਲ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਫੁੱਲ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.