भल्ल

Etymology 1
The origin is.

Chatterji considers the word as ; compare 🇨🇬. Alternatively, Burrow and Turner derive the word from an unattested, and connect it to 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) a a kind of arrow or missile with a point of a particular shape
 * 2) a particular part of an arrow

Noun

 * 1) an arrowhead of a particular shape

Etymology 2
From an earlier, from an even earlier.

Adjective

 * 1) auspicious, favourable

Descendants

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Etymology 3
The origin is.

Perhaps from the same origin as Etymology 1; flattering euphemisms for bears were common in ancient India.

Alternatively, from, itself a possibly-euphemistic replacement for , phonetically modified by taboo.

Noun

 * 1) a bear

Etymology 4
Related to.

Proper noun

 * 1)  the name of a tribe of people