phal

English

Etymology 1

Noun

phal (plural phals)

1. Alternative spelling of phall.

Etymology 2

Noun

phal (plural phals)

1. (informal, botany) phalaenopsis

Anagrams

• Pahl, halp

Baltic Romani

Alternative forms

• pšal (Lotfitka, Litovska, Xaladitka)
• špal (Lotfitka)

Etymology

From Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrā́tṛ), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰráHtā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpxal]
• Hyphenation: phal

Noun

phal m

1. (Lotfitka) brother

References

• “phal” in Latvian Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

Mizo

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *phal.

Verb

phal

1. to allow, permit

Further reading

• Lorrain, J. Herbert (1940), “phal”, in Dictionary of the Lushai language, Calcutta: Asiatic Society

Pali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit फल् (phal, “fruit”).

Root

phal (Pali name phala)

1. fruit

Derived terms

Pali terms belonging to the root phal (0 c, 2 e)

Welsh Romani

Etymology 1

Noun

phal m

1. brother, friend

Derived terms

• maskalo phal
• någo phal
• phaleskero
• phalesko
• phureder phal
• påš phal
• stifo phal
• tarneder phal
• vaver phal

Etymology 2

Noun

phal f

1. paling, rail

References

• “phal” in Welsh Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.