करेला

See also: केरल

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀸𑀭𑁂𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀬 (kārellaya), related to, if not from, Sanskrit कारवेल्ल (kāravella, “bitter melon”). Compare Punjabi ਕਰੇਲਾ (karelā) / کَریلا (karelā), Gujarati કારેલું (kārelũ), Bengali করলা (korla), Marathi कारले (kārle), Assamese কেৰেলা (kerela).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /kə.ɾeː.lɑː/, [kɐ.ɾeː.läː]

Noun

करेला • (karelā) m (Urdu spelling کَریلَا)

karela, bitter melon (Momordica charantia)

Declension

Declension of *करेला* (masc ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	करेला karelā	करेले karele
oblique	करेले karele	करेलों karelõ
vocative	करेले karele	करेलो karelo

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “करेला”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kāravēlla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press