ફળ

Gujarati

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ફળ

નાસપતી

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પપૈયું

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Etymology

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Proto-Dravidian *paẓambor.

Sanskrit फल (phala)

Ashokan Prakrit 𑀨𑀮 (phala)

Prakrit 𑀨𑀮 (phala)

Old Gujarati फल (phala)

Gujarati ફળ (phaḷ)

Inherited from Old Gujarati फल (phala), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀨𑀮 (phala), from Sanskrit फल (phála), ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *paẓam (“ripe fruit”). Doublet of ફલ (phal). Cognate with Marathi and Marwari फळ (phaḷ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰəɭ/
• Rhymes: -əɭ

Noun

ફળ • (phaḷ) n

1. fruit
2. result, outcome
3. (mathematics) function

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “phála”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press