ढेला

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀠𑁂𑀮𑁆𑀮 (*ḍhella). Cognate to Punjabi ਢੇਲ (ḍhel), Marathi ढेल (ḍhel), Bengali ঢেলা (ḍhela).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɖʱeː.lɑː/, [ɖʱeː.läː]

Noun

ढेला • (ḍhelā) m

1. pellet, glob

Declension

Declension of ढेला (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ढेला ḍhelā	ढेले ḍhele
oblique	ढेले ḍhele	ढेलों ḍhelõ
vocative	ढेले ḍhele	ढेलो ḍhelo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ढेला”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ḍala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press