گول

See also: کول

Persian

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? gōl
Dari reading? gōl
Iranian reading? gul
Tajik reading? gül

Noun

Dari گول
Iranian Persian
Tajik гӯл

گول • (gul)

  1. deceit; trick
  2. idiot
    • 1700s, Āẕar Baygdilī, دیوان آذر بیگدلی[1]:
      اگر بستمت از نکوهش زبان
      مرا گول نشمار و غافل مدان
      agar bastam-at az nakuheš zabân
      ma-râ gul na-šomâr o ġâfel ma-dân
      If I close my tongue to you from reproach,
      Consider me not a fool, nor think that I am ignorant.

Derived terms

Sindhi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit गोल (gola).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡolʊ]

Adjective

گولُ • (golu) (Devanagari गोलु)

  1. round, circular

References

  • Parmanand, Mewaram (1910) “گولُ”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society
  • Khānu, Balocu (19601988) “گولُ”, in Jāmiʻ Sindhī lughāta (in Sindhi), Hyderabad, Sindh: Sindhī Adabī Borḍ

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit गोल (gola).

Pronunciation

Adjective

گول • (gol) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling गोल)

  1. round, circular, spherical

References

  • گول”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • گول”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu گول (gōl).

Adjective

گول (gōl)

  1. round, circular, spherical
  2. confused

Noun

گول (gōl)

  1. circle