Hindi

Noun

बल • ‎(bal) m ‎(Urdu spelling بل)

1. strength, force

   एकता में बल है।‎

   ektā mẽ bal hai.

   There is strength in unity.

2. emphasis, stress

   पहले शब्द पर बल देना चाहिए।‎

   pahle śabd par bal denā cāhie.

   You should lay emphasis on the first word.

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Synonyms

• शक्ति ‎(śakti)
• ज़ोर ‎(zor)
• ताक़त ‎(tāqat)

Anagrams

• लब ‎(lab)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “बल”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

बल n

1. Devanagari script form of bala

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bel- ‎(“power, strength”). Cognates include Ancient Greek βελτίων ‎(beltíōn) and Latin debilis.

Adjective

बल • ‎(balá)

1. strong, robust
2. sick

Declension

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. ****
11. gum
12. blood
13. young shoot
14. bone

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Descendants

• Telugu: బలము ‎(balamu)
• Thai: พล ‎(pʰon), พละ ‎(phala)

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

Declension

Noun

बल • ‎(balá) n

1. cavern

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Synonyms

• वल ‎(vala) (valá)