નારિયળ

Gujarati

Alternative forms

  • નારિયેળ (nāriyeḷ), નાળિયેર (nāḷiyer)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀸𑀭𑀺𑀏𑀮 (ṇāriela), from Sanskrit नारिकेल (nārikela), from Dravidian. Doublet of નારગીલ (nārgīl). Cognate with Hindi नारियल (nāriyal).

Noun

નારિયળ • (nāriyaḷ) n

  1. coconut
    Synonym: શ્રીફળ (śrīphaḷ)
  2. (humorous, slang) head
    Synonym: માથું (māthũ)
  3. the bowl of a hookah
    Synonyms: કાચલી (kāclī), ઊલખો (ūlakho)

References

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