[pʰūl], m. a flower, the ashes of a cremated body.
[◀MIA: Pk. phulla- ‘opened, blossoming’, n. ‘flower’; Pa. phulla- ‘blossoming’ ◀OIA phulla- ‘expanded, blown (of flowers)’ MBh., ‘inflated (of cheeks)’ Bālar., ‘open’ (in su-phulla- R.), n. ‘fullblown flower’ KālP. <√sphuṭ ‘burst or become suddenly rent asunder, burst or split open (with a sound), expand, boom’ ◀PIE *(s)p(h)el- ‘to split, cleave, cut off, tear off, break off; board’] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙▶Eng. spill ] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙→Eng. spelt, spoil ]
☞ (Platts, 1884) 0292; (Turner, 1966) 9092, p.800; (Pali-Eng., 1925) 479; (MW, 1899) 0717, 1270; (Pokorny, 1959) 0985; (Mayrhofer, 1986-2001) 3.350, 2.778, 2.201
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