As a Hindi name
फाल · noun · feminine
लोहे की चौकोर लंबी छड़ जिसका सिरा नुकीला और पैना होता है और जो हल की अँकड़ी के नीचे लगा रहता है । जमीन इसी से खुदती है । कुस । कुसी — Śabdasāgara
फाल · noun · masculine
महादेव · बलदेव · फावड़ा — Śabdasāgara
फाल · phāl · s.m.
A ploughshare — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 282
फाल · phāl · s.m.
A lump or piece of betel-nut, Areca — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 282
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
made of cotton
Verified derivationMultiple readings (10)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "phāla" is derived from "phā" with the lac suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
phā m. (nom. phās) heat, L.
idle talk, L.
phāla m. (or n., L.) a ploughshare, RV.; Kāṭh.; Kauś.; Yājñ.
a kind of hoe or shovel, R.
Dictionary citations
phāla m. (or n., L.) a ploughshare, RV.; Kāṭh.; Kauś.; Yājñ.
a kind of hoe or shovel, R.
a bunch or bundle, Naiṣ.
a nosegay, Bālar.
a jump, Vcar.; HPariś.
phā m. (nom. phās) heat, L.
idle talk, L.
Alternative readings
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