मेला

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑁂𑀮𑀕 (melaga), from Sanskrit मेलक (melaka).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /meː.lɑː/, [meː.läː]

Noun

मेला • (melā) m (Urdu spelling میلَہ)

  1. festival, fair
    Synonyms: उत्सव (utsav), त्यौहार (tyauhār)
    उसी गाँव में साल में चार बार बड़ा मेला होता है।
    usī gā̃v mẽ sāl mẽ cār bār baṛā melā hotā hai.
    In that very village a great festival takes place four times per year.
  2. (Hinduism) mela (the Hindu religious festival)

Declension

Declension of मेला (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct मेला
melā 		मेले
mele
oblique मेले
mele 		मेलों
melõ
vocative मेले
mele 		मेलो
melo

References

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