इमली

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Hindi इँबली (im̐balī), अँबिली (am̐bilī),^[1] from Prakrit अंबिलिया (aṃbiliyā), from Sanskrit अम्लिका (amlikā), आम्लिका (āmlikā, “tamarind”), from अम्ल (amlá, “sour”). Related to आम (ām, “mango”)

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɪm.liː/, [ɪ̃m.liː]

Noun

इमली • (imlī) f (Urdu spelling املی)^[2]

tamarind

Declension

Declension of *इमली* (fem ī-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	इमली imlī	इमलियाँ imliyā̃
oblique	इमली imlī	इमलियों imliyõ
vocative	इमली imlī	इमलियो imliyo

References

^ Winand M. Callewaert, Swapna Sharma (2009) Dictionary of Bhakti, Ramesh Nagar Metro Station, New Delhi 110 015: D.K. Printworld (P) Ltd., →ISBN, page 22.
^ McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “इमली”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

[1] Winand M. Callewaert, Swapna Sharma (2009) Dictionary of Bhakti, Ramesh Nagar Metro Station, New Delhi 110 015: D.K. Printworld (P) Ltd., →ISBN, page 22.

[2] McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “इमली”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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