मसाला
See also: मसला
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian مصالح (maṣālih, “materials; spices”), plural of Arabic مَصْلَحَة (maṣlaḥa), from the root ص ل ح (ṣ l ḥ). Related to सलाह (salāh, “advice”). Compare Assamese মচলা (mosola), Bengali মশলা (mosla), Santali ᱢᱚᱥᱞᱟ (môsla).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /mə.sɑː.lɑː/, [mɐ.säː.läː]
- Rhymes: -ɑː
Noun
मसाला • (masālā) m (Urdu spelling مصالحہ)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | मसाला masālā |
मसाले masāle |
| oblique | मसाले masāle |
मसालों masālõ |
| vocative | मसाले masāle |
मसालो masālo |
Derived terms
- मसालेदार (masāledār)
- गरम मसाला (garam masālā)
Descendants
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “मसाला”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मसाला”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “मसाला”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- “मसाला”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “मसाला”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “मसाला”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House