દિવેલ
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Gujarati[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Sanskrit *दीपतैल (dīpataila), from दीप (dīpa, “lamp”) + तैल (taila, “oil”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ɪ.ʋeːl/
- Rhymes: -eːl
Noun[edit]
દિવેલ • (divel) n
- castor oil, a vegetable oil extracted from the castor bean; used to light diyas
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dīpataila”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press