कोमल

See also: कमल, कमिलो, and काम्लो

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कोमल (komala).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /koː.məl/, [koː.mɐl]

Adjective

कोमल • (komal) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling کومل)

1. soft, delicate, tender, downy

   Synonym: नरम (naram)

   तुम्हारा हाथ बहुत कोमल है।

   tumhārā hāth bahut komal hai.

   Your hand is very soft.

2. (Indian classical music) flat

References

• Platts, John T. (1884) “कोमल”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “कोमल”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• কোমল (Assamese script)
• ᬓᭀᬫᬮ (Balinese script)
• কোমল (Bengali script)
• 𑰎𑰺𑰦𑰩 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀓𑁄𑀫𑀮 (Brahmi script)
• ကောမလ (Burmese script)
• કોમલ (Gujarati script)
• ਕੋਮਲ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌕𑍋𑌮𑌲 (Grantha script)
• ꦏꦺꦴꦩꦭ (Javanese script)
• 𑂍𑂷𑂧𑂪 (Kaithi script)
• ಕೋಮಲ (Kannada script)
• កោមល (Khmer script)
• ໂກມລ (Lao script)
• കോമല (Malayalam script)
• ᡬᠣᠮᠠᠯᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘎𑘻𑘦𑘩 (Modi script)
• ᢉᠣᠸᠠᠮᠠᠯᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦮𑧜𑧆𑧉 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐎𑑀𑐩𑐮 (Newa script)
• କୋମଲ (Odia script)
• ꢒꣂꢪꢭ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆑𑆾𑆩𑆬 (Sharada script)
• 𑖎𑖺𑖦𑖩 (Siddham script)
• කොමල (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩜𑩕𑩴𑩽 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚊𑚴𑚢𑚥 (Takri script)
• கோமல (Tamil script)
• కోమల (Telugu script)
• โกมล (Thai script)
• ཀོ་མ་ལ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒏𑒼𑒧𑒪 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨋𑨆𑨢𑨬 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kɐw.mɐ.lɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈkoː.mɐ.l̪ɐ/

Adjective

कोमल • (komala) stem

1. tender, delicate, soft
2. gentle, charming, sweet

Synonyms

• मृदु (mṛdu)

Descendants

• → Hindi: कोमल (komal)
• → Old Javanese: komala
• → Telugu: కోమలము (kōmalamu)

References

• Apte, Macdonell (2022) “कोमल”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India