लोबिया

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian لوبیا (lôbiyâ), from Ancient Greek λόβια (lóbia). Cognate with Punjabi ਲੋਬੀਆ (lobīā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /loː.bɪ.jɑː/, [loː.bi.jäː]

Noun

लोबिया • (lobiyā) m (Urdu spelling لوبیا)

1. cowpea, black-eyed pea, Vigna unguiculata

   Synonym: चौला (caulā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “लोबिया”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press