લિંબુ

Gujarati

Alternative forms

• લીંબુ (līmbu)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit निम्बू (nimbū), of Austroasiatic origin. Cognate with Hindi लींबू (līmbū), Sindhi لِيمو (līmo), and Marathi लिंबू (limbū).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈlim.bu/

Noun

લિંબુ • (limbu) n

1. lemon; lime

Descendants

• →? Dhivehi: ލިނބޯ (liᵐbō)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nimbū-”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 413

Further reading

• “લિંબુ”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.