गाल

Hindi

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀮𑁆𑀮 (galla), from Sanskrit गल्ल (galla), ultimately from Proto-Dravidian [Term?]. Cognate to Gujarati ગાલ (gāl). See also Sanskrit गण्ड (gaṇḍa).

Noun

गाल • (gāl) f (Urdu spelling گال‎)

cheek
मोटे गाल ― moṭe gāl ― plump cheeks

Declension

Declension of गाल
	Singular	Plural
Direct	गाल (gāl)	गालें (gālẽ)
Oblique	गाल (gāl)	गालों (gālõ)
Vocative	गाल (gāl)	गालो (gālo)

Konkani

Noun

गाल (gāl) (Latin script ?, Kannada script ?)

cheek

Marathi

Etymology

From Maharastri Prakrit 𑀕𑀮𑁆𑀮 (galla), from Sanskrit गल्ल (galla), ultimately from Proto-Dravidian [Term?]. Cognate to Gujarati ગાલ (gāl).

Noun

गाल • (gāl) m

cheek

References

James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “गाल”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “galla (408)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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