bael

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UK/ˈbeɪ.əl/US/ˈbɛl/US/ˈbeɪl/US/ˈbaɪl/

noun

A tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos.

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Meanings

nounbael (plural baels)

plural baels · alternative bel · alternative beli · alternative bhel

  1. A tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos.

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

    2015, Govardhanram Tripathi, translated by Tridip Suhrud, Sarasvatichandra, Orient Black Swan, page 2
  2. The fruit of the tree, also called the wood apple.

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

  1. Sanskritबिल्व
  2. Hindiबेल
  3. Englishbael

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

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Translations

Bengali শ্রীফল, বেলগাছ
  • শ্রীফল (śrīphôl)tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • বেলগাছ (belgach)tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • বিল্ববৃক্ষtropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • বিল্বtropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • কপীতন (kopiton)tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • কর্কোটক (korkōṭok)tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • মালূর (malur)tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • শাণ্ডিল্যtropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • ত্রিপত্র (tripôtrô)tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • শ্রীবৃক্ষtropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • বেল (bel)fruit of the tree
  • বিল্বফলfruit of the tree
Hindi बेल, बिल्व
  • बेल (bel)tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • बिल्व (bilv)tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • बेल (bel)fruit of the tree
Japanese ベルノキ
  • ベルノキ (beru-no-ki)tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
Persian بکرایی
  • بکرایی (bakrāyi)tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
Polish kleiszcze smakowite, klejowiec jadalny
  • kleiszcze smakowitetropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • klejowiec jadalnytropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • klejowiecfruit of the tree
Portuguese marmeleiro-da-índia, marmeleira-da-índia
  • marmeleiro-da-índiatropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • marmeleira-da-índiatropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
Punjabi ਬਿਲ
  • ਬਿਲ (bil)tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
Tamil வில்வம், கூவிளம்
  • வில்வம் (vilvam)tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • கூவிளம் (kūviḷam)tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • அலுவீகம் (aluvīkam)tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • இயல்பூதி (iyalpūti)tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • கருவிளா (karuviḷā)tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
Thai มะตูม, มะตูม
  • มะตูม (má-dtuum)tropical fruit tree from India, Aegle marmelos
  • มะตูม (má-dtuum)fruit of the tree

Rhymes & wordplay

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Sounds the same

Baal (one pronunciation)belbellbellebailbalebile

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APA

bael. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bael

MLA

“bael.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bael. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bael,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bael.

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