چھلی

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀙𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀺 (challi), from Sanskrit छल्ली (challī, “bark, flower”)

Noun

چھَلّی • (challī) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਛੱਲੀ)

  1. ear of corn, corncob, fruit of maize
  2. beehive, honeycomb
  3. fruit peel

References

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “چھلی”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: عزیز پبلشرز [ʻazīz pabliśarz]
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