कारले

Marathi

Alternative forms

• कारलं (kārla)

Etymology

Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀓𑀸𑀭𑁂𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀅 (kārellaa), related to, if not from, Sanskrit कारवेल्ल (kāravella, “bitter melon”). Compare Gujarati કારેલું (kārelũ), Hindustani کَریلَا (karelā) / करेला (karelā), Punjabi ਕਰੇਲਾ (karelā) / کَریلا (karelā), Bengali করলা (korla), Assamese কেৰেলা (kerela).

Pronunciation

• (formal) IPA^(key): /kaɾ.le/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /kaɾ.lə/

Noun

कारले • (kārle) n

1. karela, bitter gourd, bitter melon, Momordica charantia

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “कारले”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “कारलें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “कारलें”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kāravēlla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press