लौकी
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀮𑀸𑀯𑀽 (lāvū) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓𑁆𑀓- (-kka-) + -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), from Sanskrit लाबु (lābu). Cognate with Assamese লাউ (lau). Doublet of लाबु (lābu).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
लौकी • (laukī) f (Urdu spelling لوکی)
Declension edit
Declension of लौकी (fem ī-stem)
References edit
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “लौकी”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “alāta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press