गाल

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀮𑁆𑀮 (galla), from Sanskrit गल्ल (galla), variant of Sanskrit गण्ड (gaṇḍa), ultimate origins unclear, possibly from Proto-Dravidian [Term?]. Cognate with Assamese গাল (gal), Bengali গাল (gal), Gujarati ગાલ (gāl), Konkani गाल (gāl), Marathi गाल (gāl).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡɑːl/, [ɡäːl]

Noun

गाल • (gāl) f (Urdu spelling گال)

  1. cheek
    मोटे गाल ― moṭe gāl ― plump cheeks

Declension
Declension of गाल (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct गाल
gāl		 गालें
gālẽ
oblique गाल
gāl		 गालों
gālõ
vocative गाल
gāl		 गालो
gālo

References
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “galla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Konkani

Etymology

Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀕𑀮𑁆𑀮 (galla), from Sanskrit गल्ल (galla), variant of Sanskrit गण्ड (gaṇḍa), ultimate origins unclear, possibly from Proto-Dravidian [Term?]. Cognate with Assamese গাল (gal), Bengali গাল (gal), Gujarati ગાલ (gāl), Hindi गाल (gāl), Marathi गाल (gāl).

Noun

गाल • (gāl) (Latin script gal, Kannada script ಗಾಲ್)

  1. cheek

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀕𑀮𑁆𑀮 (galla), from Sanskrit गल्ल (galla), variant of Sanskrit गण्ड (gaṇḍa), ultimate origins unclear, possibly from Proto-Dravidian [Term?]. Cognate with Assamese গাল (gal), Bengali গাল (gal), Gujarati ગાલ (gāl), Hindi गाल (gāl), Konkani गाल (gāl).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡal/

Noun

गाल • (gāl) m

  1. cheek

Declension
Declension of गाल (masc cons-stem)
direct
singular		 गाल
gāl
direct
plural		 गाल
gāl
singular
एकवचन		 plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा		 गाल
gāl		 गाल
gāl
oblique
सामान्यरूप		 गाला
gālā		 गालां-
gālān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी		 गालाला
gālālā		 गालांना
gālānnā
ergative गालाने, गालानं
gālāne, gālāna		 गालांनी
gālānnī
instrumental गालाशी
gālāśī		 गालांशी
gālānśī
locative
सप्तमी		 गालात
gālāt		 गालांत
gālāt
vocative
संबोधन		 गाला
gālā		 गालांनो
gālānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of गाल (masc cons-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म		 feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		 neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		 oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन		 plural
अनेकवचन		 singular
एकवचन		 plural
अनेकवचन		 singular*
एकवचन		 plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता		 गालाचा
gālāċā		 गालाचे
gālāċe		 गालाची
gālācī		 गालाच्या
gālācā		 गालाचे, गालाचं
gālāċe, gālāċa		 गालाची
gālācī		 गालाच्या
gālācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता		 गालांचा
gālānċā		 गालांचे
gālānċe		 गालांची
gālāñcī		 गालांच्या
gālāncā		 गालांचे, गालांचं
gālānċe, gālānċa		 गालांची
gālāñcī		 गालांच्या
gālāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms
  • गालगुच्चा (gālguċċā, “pinch on the cheek”)
  • गालबोट (gālboṭ, “blemish”)

References
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “गाल”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “गाल”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “galla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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