As a deity name
Name 1019 of the Lakshmi Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana / Sanat Kumara Samhita, as taught by Sages Sanatkumara and Devotees
As a Hindi name
फलना
to bear fruits; to have heirs; to be successful or advantageous; to flourish, prosper, thrive
Śabdasāgara also records: शमी · प्रियंगु
Platts (p. 288) also records: (f. -ī) Abounding with fruit
Cited formation "फला" is फल + -आ: फल means "fruits", and the suffix -आ forms abstract, agent, action or instrumental nouns (masc.); also past participles. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(3) — cited from the extracted rule table
Cited formation "फला" is फलना + -आ: फलना means "to bear fruits", and the suffix -आ forms abstract, agent, action or instrumental nouns (masc.); also past participles. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(3) — cited from the extracted rule table
Cited formation "फला" is फल + -आ: फल means "fruits", and the suffix -आ forms 'having' (adjectives). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(1) — cited from the extracted rule table
a Hindi word, a tadbhava: evolved from the Sanskrit through Prakrit फलति — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Inherited from Prakrit 𑀨𑀮𑀇 (phalaï), from Sanskrit फलति (phalati). Cognate with Punjabi ਫਲਣਾ (phalṇā) / پَھلݨا (phalṇā), Sindhi ڦَلَڻُ (phalaṇu) / फलणु, Gujarati ફળવું (phaḷvũ), Nepali फल्नु (phalnu), Marathi फळणे (phaḷṇe), Bengali ফলা (phola). Equivalent to फल (phal, “fruit”) + …” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a species of plant
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "phalā" is the feminine form of "phala" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
Dictionary citations
phalā (ā), f. a species of plant, Car.
w.r. for tula, Hcat.
phala n. (ifc. f(ā or ī). ) fruit (esp. of trees), RV. &c. &c.
the kernel or seed of a fruit, Amar.
Alternative readings
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