bael

See also: bal, bel, bäl, and bæl

English

A bael tree

Alternative forms

bel, beli, bhel

Etymology

From Hindi बिल्व (bilv) or Marathi बेल (bel), from Sanskrit बिल्व (bilva), विल्व (vilva), or बैल्व (bailva).

Noun

bael (plural baels)

A tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos.
- 2015, Tridip Suhrud, translating Govardhanram Tripathi, Sarasvatichandra, Orient Black Swan 2015, p. 2:
  In the courtyard there were fruit and flowering trees appropriate for the worship of Mahadev, as also a bel tree.
The fruit of the tree, also called the wood apple.

Synonyms

Bengal quince

Translations

tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos

Assamese: বেল গছ (bel gos)
Bengali: শ্রীফল (bn) (śrīphôl), বেল গাছ (belgach), বিল্ব বৃক্ষ (billôbrikkhô), বিল্ব (bn) (billô), কপীতন (kôpītôn), কর্কোটক (kôrkoṭôk), মালূর (bn) (malūr), শাণ্ডিল্য (bn) (śaṇḍillô), ত্রিপত্র (bn) (tripôtrô), শ্রীবৃক্ষ (bn) (śrībrikkhô)
Burmese: ဥသျှစ် (my) (u.hsyac)
Hindi: बेल (hi) m (bel), बिल्व (hi) m (bilv)
Japanese: ベルノキ (ja) (beru-no-ki)
Kannada: ಬಿಲ್ವ (kn) (bilva), ಶೈಲೂಷ (kn) (śailūṣa), ಶ್ರೀಫಲ (śrīphala)
Malayalam: കൂവളം (ml) (kūvaḷaṃ)
Marathi: बेल m (bel), बिल्व m (bilva)
Mon: ဗဳ (bī)
Nepali: बेल (bel)
Oriya: ବେଲ (or) (belô), ଶ୍ରୀଫଳ (or) (śriphôḷô), ତ୍ରିଶିଖ (or) (triśikhô)
Portuguese: marmeleiro-da-índia m, marmeleira-da-índia f
Punjabi: ਬਿਲ (bil)
Sanskrit: बिल्व (sa) m (bilva), विल्व (sa) m (vilva), श्रीफल (sa) m (śrīphala), कपीतन (sa) m (kapītana), कर्कोटक (sa) m (karkoṭaka), शाण्डिल्य (sa) m (śāṇḍilya), शैलूष (sa) m (śailūṣa), मालूर (sa) m (mālūra)
Tamil: வில்வம் (ta) (vilvam), கூவிளம் (ta) (kūviḷam), அலுவீகம் (ta) (aluvīkam), இயல்பூதி (ta) (iyalpūti), கருவிளா (ta) (karuviḷā)
Telugu: మారేడు (te) (mārēḍu), మారేడుచెట్టు (te) (mārēḍuceṭṭu), బిల్వము (te) (bilvamu), మాలూరము (te) (mālūramu), శాండిల్యము (te) (śāṇḍilyamu), శ్రీఫలము (te) (śrīphalamu)
Thai: มะตูม (th) (má-dtuum)

fruit of the tree

Assamese: বেল (bel)
Bengali: বেল (bn) (bel), বিল্ব ফল (billôphôl), শ্রীফল (bn) (śrīphôl), বিল্ব (bn) (billô), মালূর (bn) (malūr)
Bhojpuri: बेल (bēl)
Maithili: बेल (bēl)
Marathi: बेल n (bel), बिल्व m (bilva), श्रीफल n (śrīphal), श्रीफळ n (śrīphaḷ), बाळबेल n (bāḷbel) (unripe), बेलफळ n (belphaḷ)
Nepali: बेल (bel)
Sanskrit: बैल्व (sa) n (bailva), श्रीफल (sa) m (śrīphala)
Sinhalese: බෙලි (beli)
Thai: มะตูม (th) (má-dtuum)

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Translations to be checked

Assamese: বেল (bel)
Gujarati: ^{(please verify)} બીલી (bīlī)
Indonesian: ^{(please verify)} maja (id)
Kannada: ^{(please verify)} ಬಿಲ್ವಪತ್ರೆ ಮರ (bilvapatre mara)
Malay: ^{(please verify)} bilak (ms), ^{(please verify)} bilak mata, ^{(please verify)} maja, ^{(please verify)} maja batu, ^{(please verify)} maja batu ingus, ^{(please verify)} majapahit, ^{(please verify)} maja gelepung, ^{(please verify)} maja gedang, ^{(please verify)} maja lumut
Russian: ^{(please verify)} ба́и́ль m (báílʹ), ^{(please verify)} ка́менное я́блоко n (kámennoje jábloko)

Anagrams

-able, Abel, Able, Bale, Beal, Blea, Ebla, Elba, able, albe, bale, beal, blea

Cebuano

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ba‧el

Noun

bael

the bael tree (Aegle marmelos)
the fruit of this tree; the wood apple

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