भोपळा

See also: भोपाळ

Marathi

Alternative forms

• भोंपळा (bhompḷā, “nasalised spelling”)

Etymology

Likely from sanskrit भुफल bhuphala meaning ground fruit .

Noun

भोपळा • (bhopḷā) m

1. pumpkin, calabash, gourd

See also

• लौकी (laukī, “one Hindi equivalent”)
• कद्दू (kaddū, “another Hindi equivalent”)

References

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “भोंपळा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Berntsen, Maxine, “भोपळा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.