દિવેલ

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *दीपतैल (dīpataila), from दीप (dīpa, “lamp”) +‎ तैल (taila, “oil”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ɪ.ʋeːl/
• Rhymes: -eːl

Noun

દિવેલ • (divel) n

1. castor oil, a vegetable oil extracted from the castor bean; used to light diyas

Related terms

• દિવેલી (divelī, “castor bean”)
• દિવેલો (divelo, “Ricinus”)

 

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dīpataila”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press