चावल
Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Prakrit 𑀘𑀸𑀉𑀮𑀸 (cāulā), 𑀘𑀯𑀮 (cavala), and probably of Dravidian origin.[1] Compare Punjabi ਚਾਵਲ (cāval), Punjabi ਚੌਲ (caul), Sindhi چانور (cã̄uru, “grain of rice cleansed from the husk”), Sylheti ꠌꠣꠃꠟ (saul), Bengali চাল (cal), Assamese চাউল (saul), Odia ଚାଉଳ (cāuḷa), Rohingya soil. Related to Persian چلو (čelow), which was borrowed from an Indic language.[2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]चावल • (cāval) m (Urdu spelling چاول)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | चावल cāval |
चावल cāval |
| oblique | चावल cāval |
चावलों cāvalõ |
| vocative | चावल cāval |
चावलो cāvalo |
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*cāmala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- ^ محمد معین [Mohammad-e Mo'in] (1972), “چلو”, in Jafar Shahidi, editor, فرهنگ فارسی معین [Farhang-e Fârsi-ye Mo'in, Moin Persian Dictionary] (in Persian), Tehran: Amir Kabir Publishers., [1]