બોલ

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑁄𑀮𑁆𑀮 (*bolla); related to બોલવું (bolvũ). Compare Hindi बोल (bol).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈbol/

Noun

બોલ • (bol) m

1. word, utterance

   Synonym: વચન (vacan)

   • 1950, “તારી આંખનો અફીણી [tārī ā̃khno aphīṇī]”, in Venibhai Purohit (lyrics), Divadandi:

     તારી આંખનો અફીણી, તારા બોલનો બંધાણી
     તારા રૂપની પૂનમનો પાગલ એકલો

     tārī ā̃khno aphīṇī, tārā bolno bandhāṇī
     tārā rūpnī pūnamno pāgal eklo

     I am drugged by your eyes, an addict of your words;
     I am the only one who is mad for the full moon of your beauty.

Further reading

• “બોલ”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
• “બોલ”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-Gujarati dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.