phala

Chichewa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʰa.ɽa/

Noun

phala class 5

1. a kind of thin porridge

See also

• nsima

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Northern Sotho

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mpàdá.

Noun

phala

1. impala

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀨𑀮 (Brahmi script)
• फल (Devanagari script)
• ফল (Bengali script)
• ඵල (Sinhalese script)
• ဖလ (Burmese script)
• ผล or ผะละ (Thai script)
• ᨹᩃ (Tai Tham script)
• ຜລ or ຜະລະ (Lao script)
• ផល (Khmer script)

Etymology

Vedic Sanskrit फल (phala).

Noun

phala n

1. fruit (of a tree)
2. result, benefit

Declension

Declension table of "phala" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	phalaṃ	phalāni
Accusative (second)	phalaṃ	phalāni
Instrumental (third)	phalena	phalehi or phalebhi
Dative (fourth)	phalassa or phalāya or phalatthaṃ	phalānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	phalasmā or phalamhā or phalā	phalehi or phalebhi
Genitive (sixth)	phalassa	phalānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	phalasmiṃ or phalamhi or phale	phalesu
Vocative (calling)	phala	phalāni

Descendants

• → Thai: ผล (pǒn)

References

• phala in Pali Text Society (1921–1925), Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead. (licensed under CC-BY-NC)

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Sotho

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mpàdá.

Noun

phala class 9/10 (plural diphala)

1. impala

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Tswana

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mpàdá.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʰa.la/

Noun

phala class 9 (plural diphala)

1. impala

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Venda

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mpàdá.

Noun

phala

1. impala

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Xhosa

Verb

-phala^?

1. (intransitive) to gallop

Inflection

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