बल

Etymology

From Sanskrit बल (bala), from Proto-Indo-European *bel- (“power, strength”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəl/

Noun

बल • (bal) m (Urdu spelling بل‎)

1. strength, force

   एकता में बल है। ― ektā mẽ bal hai. ― There is strength in unity.

   Synonyms: शक्ति (śakti), ज़ोर (zor), ताक़त (tāqat)

2. a military force, army
3. emphasis, stress

Anagrams

• लब (lab)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit बल (bala).

Noun

बल (transliteration needed) n

1. might, power

Alternative forms

Noun

बल n

1. Devanagari script form of bala

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bel- (“power, strength”). Cognates include Ancient Greek βελτίων (beltíōn), Latin dē-bilis, Old Church Slavonic бол҄ии (bolʹii).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bɐ.l̪ɐ́/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbɐ.l̪ɐ/

Noun

बल • (bala) n

1. power, strength, might, vigour, force, validity
2. force or power of articulation
3. force considered as a sixth organ of action
4. orce personified as one of the विश्वे-देवाः (viśve-devāḥ)
5. power of, expertness in (+locative)
6. stoutness, bulkiness
7. (in the plural, feminine) military force, troops, an army
8. shape
9. body
10. penis
11. gum
12. blood
13. young shoot
14. bone

Adjective

बल • (balá)

1. strong, robust

Noun

बल • (bala) m

1. crow
2. Crateva adansonii, ( <= Crataeva roxburghii)
3. half-ripe barley
4. name of a demon conquered by Indra
5. name of an elder brother of Krishna
6. name of a son of Varuna and brother of Sura
7. name of an attendant on स्कन्द (skanda)
8. name of a son of अङ्गिरस् (aṅgiras)
9. name of a son of परिक्षित् (parikṣit)
10. name of a son of परिजात्र (parijātra)
11. name of a son of Krishna
12. name of a lexicographer (also written वल (vala))
13. name of a horse of the Moon

Noun

बल • (balá) n

1. cavern