मसाला

See also: मसला

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian مصالح (maṣālih, “materials; spices”), from Arabic صَلَحَ (ṣalaḥa, “be fit, usable”).

Noun

मसाला • (masālā) m (Urdu spelling مصالہ)

1. masala
2. spices, seasoning
3. (slang) gossip, talk

Declension

Declension of मसाला (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मसाला masālā	मसाले masāle
oblique	मसाले masāle	मसालों masālõ
vocative	मसाले masāle	मसालो masālo

Derived terms

• मसालेदार (masāledār)

Descendants

• → English: masala
• → Burmese: မဆလာ (ma.hca.la)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “मसाला”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa, Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.