karela

English

Etymology

From Hindi करेला (karelā), from Sanskrit कारवेल्ल (kāravella).

Noun

karela (countable and uncountable, plural karelas)

  1. (India) Momordica charantia, the bitter melon or bitter gourd.
    • 1895, Rudyard Kipling, The Second Jungle Book:
      The roofs shall fade before it,
      The house-beams shall fall,
      And the Karela, the bitter Karela,
      Shall cover it all!
    • 1998, Sanjeev Kapoor, Khazana of Indian Recipes:
      Cut karelas into thin slices. Wash and rub two table spoons salt all over the karelas and its scrapings.
    • 2006, Tarla Dalal, Diabetic Snacks, page 22:
      Though unpleasantly bitter, karela tops the list of diabetes-friendly foods.

Anagrams

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

  • carela (obsolete)

Etymology

From ka- +‎ da +‎ ila.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəɾeˈla/ [kə.ɾɛˈlä]

Determiner

karela

  1. their
    Synonym: kareta

Pronoun

karela

  1. oblique third-person plural pronoun: to them
  2. (possessive) to theirs

Derived terms

  • kare-karela
  • magpakarela
  • mapakarela
  • tagakarela

See also

Kapampangan personal pronouns
absolute ergative oblique
disjunctive enclitic
first
person 		singular aku/i aku/yaku ku kanaku
plural inclusive ikatamu katamu/tamu tamu/ta kekatamu
plural exclusive ikami, ike kami/ke mi kekami/keke
second
person 		singular ika ka mu keka
plural ikayu/iko kayu/ko yu kekayu/keko
third
person 		singular iya/ya ya na keya/kaya
plural ila la da/ra karela
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