लोबिया

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian لوبیا (lōbiyā), from Ancient Greek λόβια (lóbia), ultimately from Sumerian. Cognate with Punjabi ਲੋਬੀਆ (lobīā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /loː.bɪ.jɑː/, [loː.bi.jäː]

Noun

लोबिया • (lobiyā) m (Urdu spelling لوبیا)

1. cowpea, black-eyed pea, Vigna unguiculata

   Synonym: चौला (caulā)

Declension

Declension of लोबिया (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	लोबिया lobiyā	लोबिए, लोबिये lobie, lobiye
oblique	लोबिए, लोबिये lobie, lobiye	लोबियों lobiyõ
vocative	लोबिए, लोबिये lobie, lobiye	लोबियो lobiyo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “लोबिया”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press