लौकी

लौकी

Hindi

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

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /lɔː.kiː/, [l̪ɔː.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

• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “लौकी”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “alāta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press