દિવેલ
Gujarati edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sanskrit *दीपतैल (dīpataila), from दीप (dīpa, “lamp”) + तैल (taila, “oil”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ɪ.ʋeːl/
- Rhymes: -eːl
Noun edit
દિવેલ • (divel) n
- castor oil, a vegetable oil extracted from the castor bean; used to light diyas
Related terms edit
References edit
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dīpataila”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press