करेला
See also: केरल
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀸𑀭𑁂𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀬 (kārellaya), related to, if not from, Sanskrit कारवेल्ल (kāravella, “bitter melon”). Compare Punjabi ਕਰੇਲਾ (karelā) / کَریلا (karelā), Gujarati કારેલું (kārelũ), Bengali করলা (korla), Marathi कारले (kārle), Assamese কেৰেলা (kerela).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
करेला • (karelā) m (Urdu spelling کَریلَا)
Declension edit
Declension of करेला (masc ā-stem)
References edit
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “करेला”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kāravēlla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press