गल

Sanskrit

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Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *gʷel- (throat). Cognate with Latin gula (throat) (whence English gullet), Persian گلو (galu, throat), Russian глотка (glotka), Old Armenian կուլ- (kul-).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    गल • (gala) stemm (Classical Sanskrit)

    1. throat
    2. neck

    Declension

    Masculine a-stem declension of गल
    singular dual plural
    nominative गलः (galaḥ) गलौ (galau) गलाः (galāḥ)
    accusative गलम् (galam) गलौ (galau) गलान् (galān)
    instrumental गलेन (galena) गलाभ्याम् (galābhyām) गलैः (galaiḥ)
    dative गलाय (galāya) गलाभ्याम् (galābhyām) गलेभ्यः (galebhyaḥ)
    ablative गलात् (galāt) गलाभ्याम् (galābhyām) गलेभ्यः (galebhyaḥ)
    genitive गलस्य (galasya) गलयोः (galayoḥ) गलानाम् (galānām)
    locative गले (gale) गलयोः (galayoḥ) गलेषु (galeṣu)
    vocative गल (gala) गलौ (galau) गलाः (galāḥ)

    Descendants

    • Prakrit: 𑀕𑀮 (gala)
      • Central Indo-Aryan:
      • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
      • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
        • Punjabi: ਗਲ਼ਾ (gaḷā), ਗਲ਼ (gaḷa)
        • Sindhi: गलो (galo)
      • Southern Indo-Aryan:
      • Western Indo-Aryan:
    Borrowed terms

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