bael
/ˈbeɪ.əl//ˈbɛl/
bael noun: a tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos.
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Noun
bael (plural baels)
- A tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos.
- In the courtyard there were fruit and flowering trees appropriate for the worship of Mahadev, as also a bel tree.2015, Govardhanram Tripathi, translated by Tridip Suhrud, Sarasvatichandra, Orient Black Swan, page 2
- The fruit of the tree, also called the wood apple.
bael meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
bael in Hindi
- tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
- बेल bel, बिल्व bilv
- fruit of the tree
- बेल bel
bael in Tamil
- tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
- வில்வம் vilvam, கூவிளம் kūviḷam, அலுவீகம் aluvīkam, இயல்பூதி iyalpūti, கருவிளா karuviḷā
bael in Marathi
- tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
- बेल bel, बिल्व bilva
- fruit of the tree
- बेल bel, बिल्व bilva, श्रीफल śrīphal, श्रीफळ śrīphaḷ, बाळबेल bāḷbel, बेलफळ belphaḷ
bael in Bengali
- tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
- শ্রীফল śrīphôl, বেলগাছ belgach, বিল্ববৃক্ষ, বিল্ব, কপীতন kopiton, কর্কোটক korkōṭok
- fruit of the tree
- বেল bel, বিল্বফল, শ্রীফল śrīphôl, বিল্ব, মালূর malur
More languagesFewer languages
- bael in Telugu
- మారేడు mārēḍu, మారేడుచెట్టు mārēḍuceṭṭu, బిల్వము bilvamu, మాలూరము mālūramu
- bael in Malayalam
- കൂവളം kūvaḷaṁ
- bael in Kannada
- ಬಿಲ್ವ bilva, ಶೈಲೂಷ śailūṣa, ಶ್ರೀಫಲ śrīphala
- bael in Punjabi
- ਬਿਲ bil
- bael in Odia
- ବେଲ bela, ଶ୍ରୀଫଳ śriphaḷa, ତ୍ରିଶିଖ triśikha
- bael in Sanskrit
- बिल्व bilva, विल्व vilva, श्रीफल śrīphala, कपीतन kapītana
- bael in Sinhala
- බෙලි beli
- bael in Assamese
- বেল গছ bel gos, বেল bel
- bael in Nepali
- बेल bel
- bael in Persian
- بکرایی bakrāyi
- bael in Thai
- มะตูม má-dtuum
- bael in Myanmar
- ဥသျှစ် u.hsyac
Synonyms of bael
Forms of bael
| plural | baels |
|---|---|
| alternative form | bel |
| alternative form | beli |
| alternative form | bhel |
Origin of bael
From Hindi बेल (bel), from Sanskrit बिल्व (bilva), विल्व (vilva), or बैल्व (bailva).
Phrases with bael
Words that rhyme with bael
Questions about bael
- What does bael mean?
- Bael means a tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos.
- What is bael in Hindi?
- Bael in Hindi is बेल (bel), बिल्व (bilv). See Bael meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is bael?
- Bael is a noun.
- How do you pronounce bael?
- Bael is pronounced /ˈbeɪ.əl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of bael?
- The plural of bael is baels.
Words near bael in the dictionary
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