ਕਰੇਲਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀸𑀭𑁂𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀬 (kārĕllaya), from Sanskrit कारवेल्ल (kāravella, “bitter melon”).[1]

Noun

ਕਰੇਲਾ • (karelā) m (Shahmukhi spelling کریلا)

  1. bitter melon

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kāravēlla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 165

Further reading

  • “ਕਰੇਲਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
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