ਲਾਲ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian لال‎ (lâl).

Adjective

ਲਾਲ • (lāl) (Shahmukhi spelling لال‎)

  1. red
  2. ruddy, florid
  3. (figurative) inflamed, enraged
  4. (figurative) dear, darling

Derived terms

Noun

ਲਾਲ • (lāl) m (Shahmukhi spelling لال‎)

  1. ruby
  2. (figurative) darling child, son

Further reading
  • “ਲਾਲ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਲਾਲ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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