bael

See also: bal, bel, bäl, bæl, baeļ, and baeł

English

A bael tree

Alternative forms

• bel, beli, bhel

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbeɪ.əl/
  • Homophone: Baal (one pronunciation)

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛl/, /ˈbeɪl/, /ˈbaɪl/
  • Homophones: bel, bell, belle; bail, bale; bile
• Rhymes: -eɪəl, -ɛl, -eɪl, -aɪl

Noun

bael (plural baels)

1. A tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos.
   • 2015, Govardhanram Tripathi, translated by Tridip Suhrud, Sarasvatichandra, Orient Black Swan, page 2:

     In the courtyard there were fruit and flowering trees appropriate for the worship of Mahadev, as also a bel tree.

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

Synonyms

• Bengal quince, marmelos, etc.

Translations

tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos

• Assamese: বেল গছ (bel gos)
• Bengali: শ্রীফল (bn) (śrīphôl), বেলগাছ (belgach), বিল্ববৃক্ষ (billobrikkho /⁠billobrikkho⁠/), বিল্ব (bn) (billo /⁠billo⁠/), কপীতন (bn) (kopiton), কর্কোটক (bn) (korkōṭok), মালূর (bn) (malur), শাণ্ডিল্য (bn) (śaṇḍilẏô /⁠śanḍillo⁠/), ত্রিপত্র (bn) (tripôtrô), শ্রীবৃক্ষ (bn) (sribrikkho /⁠śribrikkho⁠/)
• 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)
• Khmer: ព្នៅ (km) (pnɨw)
• Malayalam: കൂവളം (ml) (kūvaḷaṁ)
• Marathi: बेल m (bel), बिल्व m (bilva)
• Mon: ဗဳ (bī)
• Nepali: बेल (bel)
• Odia: ବେଲ (or) (bela), ଶ୍ରୀଫଳ (or) (śriphaḷa), ତ୍ରିଶିଖ (or) (triśikha)
• 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), বিল্বফল (bilbôphôl /⁠billophôl⁠/), শ্রীফল (bn) (śrīphôl), বিল্ব (bn) (billo /⁠billo⁠/), মালূর (bn) (malur)
• Bhojpuri: बेल (bēl)
• Hindi: बेल (hi) m (bel)
• 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)
• Odia: ବେଲ (or) (bela)
• Sanskrit: बैल्व (sa) n (bailva), श्रीफल (sa) m (śrīphala)
• Sinhalese: බෙලි (beli)
• Thai: มะตูม (th) (má-dtuum)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

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 (ms), ^{(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)

References

• “bael”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present.

Anagrams

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

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧el

Noun

bael

1. a bael tree (Aegle marmelos)
2. fruit of this tree, a wood apple