कमल

Braj

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कमल (kamala).

Noun

कमल (kamal) m

  1. lotus
    • c. 1500, Surdas, Sursagar 1.1
      चरन कमल बंदौं हरि राइ ।
      caran kamal banda͠u hari rāi .
      • Translation by Rupert Snell
        I salute the lotus feet of Hari, the king.

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कमल (kamala).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kə.məl/

Noun

कमल • (kamal) m (Urdu spelling کمل‎)

  1. lotus
    Synonym: पद्म (padma)

Old Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कमल (kamala).

Noun

कमल (kamala) n

  1. lotus

Sanskrit

Noun

कमल • (kamala) m, n

  1. a lotus, lotus-flower (especially the species Nelumbo nucifera)

Adjective

कमल • (kamala)

  1. pale-red, rose-coloured
  2. desirous, lustful

References

Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 0252

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