वाल

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier Vedic Sanskrit वार (vā́ra), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *wā́ras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wā́ras, from Proto-Indo-European *ul (“the tail”). Cognate with Latin *ulos (“tail”) (attested in adūlor), Lithuanian valaĩ (“hair of the tail”).

Pronunciation

Noun

वाल • (vā́la) 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 (vā́la)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative वालः
vā́laḥ		 वालौ
vā́lau		 वालाः / वालासः¹
vā́lāḥ / vā́lāsaḥ¹
Vocative वाल
vā́la		 वालौ
vā́lau		 वालाः / वालासः¹
vā́lāḥ / vā́lāsaḥ¹
Accusative वालम्
vā́lam		 वालौ
vā́lau		 वालान्
vā́lān
Instrumental वालेन
vā́lena		 वालाभ्याम्
vā́lābhyām		 वालैः / वालेभिः¹
vā́laiḥ / vā́lebhiḥ¹
Dative वालाय
vā́lāya		 वालाभ्याम्
vā́lābhyām		 वालेभ्यः
vā́lebhyaḥ
Ablative वालात्
vā́lāt		 वालाभ्याम्
vā́lābhyām		 वालेभ्यः
vā́lebhyaḥ
Genitive वालस्य
vā́lasya		 वालयोः
vā́layoḥ		 वालानाम्
vā́lānām
Locative वाले
vā́le		 वालयोः
vā́layoḥ		 वालेषु
vā́leṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

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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