belna

English

Etymology

    Borrowed from Hindi बेलना (belnā), Punjabi [Term?], and Guyanese Creole English belna. First attested in 1868.[1]

    Noun

    belna (plural belnas)

    1. (North India) A press or mill, particularly one used for grinding sugar cane.
    2. (North India, Caribbean) A rolling pin, typically used for flattening dough for roti.
      • 2020 August 6, Sarika Prasad, “What Do You Know About Belna and Chowki? (Traditional Cooking Tools From India)”, in Things Guyana‎[1], archived from the original on 21 September 2024:
        Belnas are multipurpose tools which can crack open nuts and some Guyanese even use it to break ice into smaller pieces.

    References

    1. ^ “belna, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

    Guyanese Creole English

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Hindi बेलना (belnā).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /bɛl.nɑ/

    Noun

    belna

    1. rolling pin
      • 2020 April 6, @neenamaiya, Twitter‎[2], archived from the original on 21 September 2024:
        Too lazy to belay de sada roti with de belna, I flatten it with me hand and cook it pon de tawa, and a li'l fire too.
        (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • baylay (“to roll out dough”)

    References

    • Samad, Daizal R., Harripersaud, Ashwannie (2023) A Dictionary of Guyanese Words and Expressions, Blue Rose Publishers, →ISBN, page 16
    • Henry, Edgar A. (2022) The Guyanese Slang Alphabet, Dorrance Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 40

    Mauritian Creole

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Hindi बेलना (belnā).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /belna/

    Noun

    belna

    1. rolling pin
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