noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈbeɪ.əl/
homophone: Baal (one pronunciation)
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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
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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
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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