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