वाल

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

  • वार (vará) – Vedic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ul (“the tail”). Cognate with Latin *ulos (“tail”) and Lithuanian valai (“hair of the tail”).

Pronunciation

Noun

वाल • (valá) m

  1. the tail of an animal
  2. the hair of the tail
  3. any hair of an animal
  4. bristles

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of वाल
Nom. sg. वालः (vālaḥ)
Gen. sg. वालस्य (vālasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative वालः (vālaḥ) वालौ (vālau) वालाः (vālāḥ)
Vocative वाल (vāla) वालौ (vālau) वालाः (vālāḥ)
Accusative वालम् (vālam) वालौ (vālau) वालान् (vālān)
Instrumental वालेन (vālena) वालाभ्याम् (vālābhyām) वालैः (vālaiḥ)
Dative वालाय (vālāya) वालाभ्याम् (vālābhyām) वालेभ्यः (vālebhyaḥ)
Ablative वालात् (vālāt) वालाभ्याम् (vālābhyām) वालेभ्यः (vālebhyaḥ)
Genitive वालस्य (vālasya) वालयोः (vālayoḥ) वालानाम् (vālānām)
Locative वाले (vāle) वालयोः (vālayoḥ) वालेषु (vāleṣu)

Descendants

  • Assamese: বাল (bal, “pubic hair”)
  • Pali: vāla (“malicious”)
  • Kashmiri: vaal (“hair”)
  • Hindi: बाल (bāl, “hair”)
  • Punjabi: ਵਾਲ (vāl, “hair”)
  • → Kannada: ಬಾಲ (bāla, “tail”) (probably)
  • Dhivehi: ބޯ, ބޮލު‎ (bō, bolu, “head or hair”)
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