लौकी

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀮𑀸𑀯𑀽 (lāvū) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓𑁆𑀓- (-kka-) + -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), from Sanskrit लाबु (lābu). Cognate with Assamese লাউ (lau). Doublet of लाबु (lābu).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /lɔː.kiː/

Noun

लौकी • (laukī) f (Urdu spelling لوکی)

  1. calabash, bottle gourd, Lagenaria siceraria
    Synonyms: घीया (ghīyā), दूधी (dūdhī)

Declension

Declension of लौकी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct लौकी
laukī 		लौकियाँ
laukiyā̃
oblique लौकी
laukī 		लौकियों
laukiyõ
vocative लौकी
laukī 		लौकियो
laukiyo

References

  • Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “लौकी”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “alāta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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