मसाला
See also: मसला
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian مصالح (maṣālih, “materials; spices”), from Arabic صَلَحَ (ṣalaḥa, “be fit, usable”). Cognates with Bengali মশলা (môśôla).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /mə.sɑː.lɑː/, [mə.s̪äː.l̪äː]
Noun
मसाला • (masālā) m (Urdu spelling مصالحہ)
- masala
- spices, seasoning
- (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
- → Tamil: மசாலா (macālā)
- → Burmese: မဆလာ (ma.hca.la)
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “मसाला”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “मसाला”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884), “मसाला”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- “मसाला”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “मसाला”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “मसाला”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House