phalsa

English

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Alternative forms

falsa

Etymology

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Particularly: “Borrowed from an Indo-Aryan source (which one is most likely?). Compare Sanskrit परूषक (parūṣaka, “phalsa tree”).”

Noun

phalsa (plural phalsas)

Grewia asiatica, a shrub or small tree native to southern Asia.
Its fruit, an edible acidic drupe that is purple to black when ripe.

Translations

Grewia asiatica

Bengali: ফলসা (bn) (pholśa)
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Hindi: फालसा (hi) (phālsā), परुषा (hi) (paruṣā), परुषक (paruṣak)
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Japanese: インドウオトリギ (indo-uotorigi)
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Sanskrit: नीलचर्मन् (sa) m (nīlacarman), अल्पास्थि (sa) n (alpāsthi) (fruit)
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Anagrams

Alphas, palash, alaphs, phaals, alphas, phasal, Pahals