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bael

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbeɪ.əl/
  • homophone: Baal (one pronunciation)
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈbɛl/
  • General-American: /ˈbeɪl/
  • General-American: /ˈbaɪl/
  • homophone: bel
  • homophone: bell
  • homophone: belle
  • homophone: bail
  • homophone: bale
  • homophone: bile
  • rhymes with -eɪəl
  • rhymes with -ɛl
  • rhymes with -eɪl
  • rhymes with -aɪl

1

noun

Meaning 1

A tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

72 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Assamese: বেল গছ (bel gos) — tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • Bengali: শ্রীফল (śrīphôl) — tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • Bengali: বেলগাছ (belgach) — tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • Bengali: বিল্ববৃক্ষ — tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • Bengali: বিল্ব — tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • Bengali: কপীতন (kopiton) — tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • Bengali: কর্কোটক (korkōṭok) — tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • Bengali: মালূর (malur) — tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • Bengali: শাণ্ডিল্য — tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • Bengali: ত্রিপত্র (tripôtrô) — tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • Bengali: শ্রীবৃক্ষ — tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • Burmese: ဥသျှစ် (u.hsyac) — tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • Hindi: बेल (bel) — tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • Hindi: बिल्व (bilv) — tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • Japanese: ベルノキ (beru-no-ki) — tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • Kannada: ಬಿಲ್ವ (bilva) — tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • Kannada: ಶೈಲೂಷ (śailūṣa) — tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • Kannada: ಶ್ರೀಫಲ (śrīphala) — tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • Khmer: ព្នៅ (pnɨw) — tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • Malayalam: കൂവളം (kūvaḷaṁ) — tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • Marathi: बेल (bel) — tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • Marathi: बिल्व (bilva) — tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • Mon: ဗဳ (bī) — tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • Nepali: बेल (bel) — tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • Odia: ବେଲ (bela) — tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • Odia: ଶ୍ରୀଫଳ (śriphaḷa) — tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • Odia: ତ୍ରିଶିଖ (triśikha) — tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • Persian: بکرایی (bakrāyi) — tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • Portuguese: marmeleiro-da-índia — tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • Portuguese: marmeleira-da-índia — tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • Punjabi: ਬਿਲ (bil) — tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • Sanskrit: बिल्व (bilva) — tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • Sanskrit: विल्व (vilva) — tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • Sanskrit: श्रीफल (śrīphala) — tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • Sanskrit: कपीतन (kapītana) — tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • Sanskrit: कर्कोटक (karkoṭaka) — tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • Sanskrit: शाण्डिल्य (śāṇḍilya) — tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • Sanskrit: शैलूष (śailūṣa) — tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • Sanskrit: मालूर (mālūra) — tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • Tamil: வில்வம் (vilvam) — tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • Tamil: கூவிளம் (kūviḷam) — tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • Tamil: அலுவீகம் (aluvīkam) — tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • Tamil: இயல்பூதி (iyalpūti) — tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • Tamil: கருவிளா (karuviḷā) — tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • Telugu: మారేడు (mārēḍu) — tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • Telugu: మారేడుచెట్టు (mārēḍuceṭṭu) — tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • Telugu: బిల్వము (bilvamu) — tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • Telugu: మాలూరము (mālūramu) — tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • Telugu: శాండిల్యము (śāṇḍilyamu) — tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • Telugu: శ్రీఫలము (śrīphalamu) — tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • Thai: มะตูม (má-dtuum) — tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • Assamese: বেল (bel) — fruit of the tree
  • Bengali: বেল (bel) — fruit of the tree
  • Bengali: বিল্বফল — fruit of the tree
  • Bengali: শ্রীফল (śrīphôl) — fruit of the tree
  • Bengali: বিল্ব — fruit of the tree
  • Bengali: মালূর (malur) — fruit of the tree
  • Bhojpuri: बेल (bēl) — fruit of the tree
  • Hindi: बेल (bel) — fruit of the tree
  • Maithili: बेल (bēl) — fruit of the tree
  • Marathi: बेल (bel) — fruit of the tree
  • Marathi: बिल्व (bilva) — fruit of the tree
  • Marathi: श्रीफल (śrīphal) — fruit of the tree
  • Marathi: श्रीफळ (śrīphaḷ) — fruit of the tree
  • Marathi: बाळबेल (bāḷbel) — fruit of the tree
  • Marathi: बेलफळ (belphaḷ) — fruit of the tree
  • Nepali: बेल (bel) — fruit of the tree
  • Odia: ବେଲ (bela) — fruit of the tree
  • Sanskrit: बैल्व (bailva) — fruit of the tree
  • Sanskrit: श्रीफल (śrīphala) — fruit of the tree
  • Sinhalese: බෙලි (beli) — fruit of the tree
  • Thai: มะตูม (má-dtuum) — fruit of the tree