દિવેલ
Gujarati
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit *दीपतैल (*dīpataila), from दीप (dīpa, “lamp”) + तैल (taila, “oil”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈd̪i.ʋeːl/
- Rhymes: -eːl
Noun
દિવેલ • (divel) n
- castor oil, a vegetable oil extracted from the castor bean; used to light diyas
Related terms
- દિવેલી (divelī, “castor bean”)
- દિવેલો (divelo, “Ricinus”)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dīpataila”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press