परवल
Hindi
Alternative forms
- पलवल (palval)
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit *परोल (parola). Doublet of पटोल (paṭol). Cognate with Marathi पडवळ (paḍvaḷ).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /pəɾ.ʋəl/, [pɐɾ.ʋɐl]
Noun
परवल • (parval) m (Urdu spelling پَرْوَل)
- the pointed gourd
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | परवल parval |
परवल parval |
| oblique | परवल parval |
परवलों parvalõ |
| vocative | परवल parval |
परवलो parvalo |
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “परवल”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2836
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “परवल”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 400
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “परवल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 604
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “परवल”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 375.
- Platts, John T. (1884), “परवल”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.