Travail in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “travail” in Hindi is पीडा, pronounced kaThin parishram karana — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
use of physical or mental energy; hard work
Possible appearance of a tripalium
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *tréyes
Proto-Indo-European *tri-
Proto-Italic *tri-
Latin tri-
Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-der.
Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-slos
Proto-Italic *pākslos
Latin pālus
Latin -is
Latin tripālis
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Latin -ium
Byzantine Greek τριπάσσαλον (tripássalon)calq.?
Vulgar Latin tripālium
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Italic *-āō
Vulgar Latin -āre
Vulgar Latin *tripāliāre
Old French travaillerdeverb.
Old French travailbor.
Middle English travail
English travail
Inherited from Middle English travail, borrowed from Old French travail (“suffering, torment”), deverbal from travailler, from Vulgar Latin *tripāliāre (“to torment”), from tripālium (“torture device”) + -āre (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of travel and travois.
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Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *tréyes
Proto-Indo-European *tri-
Proto-Italic *tri-
Latin tri-
Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-der.
Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-slos
Proto-Italic *pākslos
Latin pālus
Latin -is
Latin tripālis
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Latin -ium
Byzantine Greek τριπάσσαλον (tripássalon)calq.?
Vulgar Latin tripālium
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Italic *-āō
Vulgar Latin -āre
Vulgar Latin *tripāliāre
Old French travaillerdeverb.
Old French travailbor.
Middle English travail
English travail
Inherited from Middle English travail, borrowed from Old French travail (“suffering, torment”), deverbal from travailler, from Vulgar Latin *tripāliāre (“to torment”), from tripālium (“torture device”) + -āre (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of travel and travois.
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