ढेला

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *ढेल्ल (ḍhĕlla) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). Cognate to Punjabi ਢੇਲ (ḍhel), Marathi ढेल (ḍhel), Bengali ঢেলা (ḍhela).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɖʱeː.lɑː/, [ɖʱeː.läː]

Noun

ढेला • (ḍhelā) m (Urdu spelling ڈھیلا)

1. pellet, glob

Declension

Declension of ढेला (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ढेला ḍhelā	ढेले ḍhele
oblique	ढेले ḍhele	ढेलों ḍhelõ
vocative	ढेले ḍhele	ढेलो ḍhelo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “ढेला”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ḍala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press