परवल
Hindi
Alternative forms
- पलवल (palval)
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit *परोल (parola). Doublet of पटोल (paṭol). Cognate with Marathi पडवळ (paḍvaḷ).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /pəɾ.ʋəl/, [pɐɾ.ʋɐl]
Noun
परवल • (parval) m (Urdu spelling پَرْوَل)
- the pointed gourd
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | परवल parval |
परवल parval |
| oblique | परवल parval |
परवलों parvalõ |
| vocative | परवल parval |
परवलो parvalo |
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “परवल”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “परवल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “परवल”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- “پَرْوَل”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.