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bael en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈbaɪl/ (General-American)
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• /ˈbɛl/ (General-American)
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• /ˈbeɪ.əl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈbeɪl/ (General-American)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. 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:
2. The fruit of the tree, also called the wood apple.

Forms

Synonyms

marmelos · Bengal quince

Translations (75)

ja ベルノキ (tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos) · te బిల్వము (tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos) · my ဥသျှစ် (tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos) · sa बिल्व (tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos) · bn কর্কোটক (tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos) · ta கருவிளா (tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos) · kn ಶೈಲೂಷ (tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos) · bn বিল্ব (tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos) · bn কপীতন (tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos) · bn ত্রিপত্র (tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos) · hi बेल (fruit of the tree) · or ତ୍ରିଶିଖ (tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos) · mr बेल (fruit of the tree) · pl klejowiec jadalny (tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos) · pl klejowiec (fruit of the tree) · bn শাণ্ডিল্য (tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos) · bho बेल (fruit of the tree) · bn বেলগাছ (tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos) · mr बिल्व (fruit of the tree) · or ଶ୍ରୀଫଳ (tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos) · ne बेल (fruit of the tree) · th มะตูม (tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos) · hi बिल्व (tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos) · or ବେଲ (tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos) · mr श्रीफळ (fruit of the tree) · sa विल्व (tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos) · hi बेल (tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos) · pt marmeleiro-da-índia (tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos) · sa कपीतन (tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos) · ta வில்வம் (tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos) · mr बेल (tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos) · sa मालूर (tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos) · mr बिल्व (tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos) · sa कर्कोटक (tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos) · te శ్రీఫలము (tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos) · ta அலுவீகம் (tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos) · kn ಬಿಲ್ವ (tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos) · sa शैलूष (tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos) · ta கூவிளம் (tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos) · sa श्रीफल (fruit of the tree) · bn শ্রীফল (tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos) · bn শ্রীফল (fruit of the tree) · te శాండిల్యము (tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos) · sa श्रीफल (tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos) · bn মালূর (tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos) · bn বিল্ববৃক্ষ (tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos) · bn মালূর (fruit of the tree) · te మారేడుచెట్టు (tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos) · ne बेल (tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos) · as বেল গছ (tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos) · mnw ဗဳ (tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos) · si බෙලි (fruit of the tree) · bn বেল (fruit of the tree) · th มะตูม (fruit of the tree) · mr बाळबेल (fruit of the tree) · mr श्रीफल (fruit of the tree) · bn বিল্ব (fruit of the tree) · kn ಶ್ರೀಫಲ (tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos) · sa शाण्डिल्य (tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos) · km ព្នៅ (tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos) · sa बैल्व (fruit of the tree) · ml കൂവളം (tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos) · or ବେଲ (fruit of the tree) · te మాలూరము (tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos) · pl kleiszcze smakowite (tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos) · ta இயல்பூதி (tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos) · as বেল (fruit of the tree) · pt marmeleira-da-índia (tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos) · mai बेल (fruit of the tree) · mr बेलफळ (fruit of the tree) · bn বিল্বফল (fruit of the tree) · bn শ্রীবৃক্ষ (tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos) · fa بکرایی (tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos) · pa ਬਿਲ (tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos) · te మారేడు (tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos)