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Irvvāruśuktikā

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By M. A. Alwar


A kind of cucumber.[1]

Gender[edit]

Irvvāruśuktikā is a feminine form.

Origin[edit]

It is derived from "irvvāruḥ śuktikeva, svayaṁ sphoṭanāt" which means 'irvvaaru - like a sea-shell, because it explodes by itself.

Synonym[edit]

Phuṭī[2]


References[edit]

  1. ↑ As per Hārāvalī.
  2. ↑ In Hindi.
  • Shabdakalpadrumah by Raja Radhakantdev, Varadaprasada Vasu, Haricarana Vasu

Contributors to this article

Krishna Maheshwari, Deval Sancheti, M. A. Alwar

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