शलगम

Hindi

Alternative forms

• शलग़म (śalġam), शलजम (śaljam)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شلغم (šalğam), from Middle Persian, possibly from Ancient Greek σικελικόν (sikelikón, literally “the Sicilian one”). Compare Bengali শালগম (śalogom), Assamese চালগোম (salogüm), Punjabi ਸ਼ਲਗਮ (śalgam).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʃəl.ɡəm/, [ʃɐl.ɡɐ̃m]

Noun

शलगम • (śalgam) m (Urdu spelling شلغم)

1. turnip

Declension

Declension of शलगम (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	शलगम śalgam	शलगम śalgam
oblique	शलगम śalgam	शलगमों śalgamõ
vocative	शलगम śalgam	शलगमो śalgamo