ਲਾਲ

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Punjabi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian لال (lāl). Compare Hindustani لَال (lāl) / लाल (lāl).

Adjective[edit]

ਲਾਲ • (lāl) (Shahmukhi spelling لال)

  1. red
    ਲਾਲ:  
  2. ruddy, florid
  3. (figurative) inflamed, enraged
  4. (figurative) dear, darling

Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

ਲਾਲ • (lāl) m (Shahmukhi spelling لال)

  1. ruby
  2. (figurative) darling child, son

Further reading[edit]

  • “ਲਾਲ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਲਾਲ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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