رال

See also: زال

Punjabi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀮𑀸𑀮𑀸 (lālā), from Sanskrit लाला (lālā).

Pronunciation

Noun

رال or راࣇ • (rāl or rāḷf (Gurmukhi spelling ਰਾਲ਼)

  1. saliva; slobber, drivel

Declension

Declension of رال
singular plural
direct رال (rāl) رالاں (rālāṉ)
oblique رال (rāl) رالاں (rālāṉ)
vocative رالے (rāle) رالو (rālo)
ablative رالوں (rāloṉ)
locative رالی (rālī) رالِیں (rālīṉ)
instrumental رالے (rāle) رالِیں (rālīṉ)

Further reading

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “رال”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: عزیز پبلشرز [ʻazīz pabliśarz]
  • ਰਾਲ਼”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “lālā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 640

Urdu

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit राल (rāla).

Noun

رال • (rālm (Hindi spelling राल)

  1. resin

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit लाला (lālā).

Noun

رال • (rālf (Hindi spelling राल)

  1. saliva

See also