phala

Chichewa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʰa.ɽa/

Noun

phala class 5

1. a kind of thin porridge

See also

• nsima

Northern Sotho

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mpàdá.

Noun

phala

1. impala

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit फल (phala).

Noun

phala

1. fruit.
2. consequence.

Derived terms

• aphala
• makaphala
• maphala

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦥꦭ (pala, “fruit; nutmeg”), ꦥꦲꦭ (pahala, “merit”) (inherited)
• → Balinese: ᬨᬮ (pala, “fruit; result”)

Further reading

• "phala" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

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

Etymology 1

Inherited from 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

• → Khmer: ផល (pʰɑl), ផល្លា (pʰalla)
• → Thai: ผล (pǒn)

Etymology 2

Extracted from phala, phallati and nipphatti.

Noun

phala m

1. Name of the Pali root phal

Declension

Declension table of "phala" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular
Nominative (first)	phalo
Genitive (sixth)	phalassa

Sotho

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mpàdá.

Noun

phala class 9/10 (plural diphala)

1. impala

Tswana

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mpàdá.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʰa.la/

Noun

phala class 9 (plural diphala)

1. impala

Venda

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mpàdá.

Noun

phala

1. impala

Xhosa

Verb

-phala^?

1. (intransitive) to gallop

Inflection

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