ਲਾਲ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian لال (lāl). Compare Hindustani لَال (lāl) / लाल (lāl).

Adjective

ਲਾਲ • (lāl) (Shahmukhi spelling لال)

1. red

   ਲਾਲ:  

2. ruddy, florid
3. (figurative) inflamed, enraged
4. (figurative) dear, darling

Derived terms

• ਲਾਲੀ f (lālī, “redness”)

Noun

ਲਾਲ • (lāl) m (Shahmukhi spelling لال)

1. ruby
2. (figurative) darling child, son

Further reading

• “ਲਾਲ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਲਾਲ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.