लौकी

Hindi

लौकी

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀮𑀸𑀯𑀽 (lāvū) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓𑁆𑀓- (-kka-) + -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), from Sanskrit लाबु (lābu). Cognate with Assamese লাউ (lau). Doublet of लाबु (lābu).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /lɔː.kiː/

Noun

लौकी • (laukī) f (Urdu spelling لوکی)

1. calabash, bottle gourd, Lagenaria siceraria

   Synonyms: घीया (ghīyā), दूधी (dūdhī)

Declension

Declension of लौकी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	लौकी laukī	लौकियाँ laukiyā̃
oblique	लौकी laukī	लौकियों laukiyõ
vocative	लौकी laukī	लौकियो laukiyo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “लौकी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4342
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “लौकी”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 684
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “लौकी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 904
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “लौकी”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 573.