करेला

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करेला

/kə.ɾeː.lɑː/ Hindi, Standard
[kɐ.ɾeː.läː] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀸𑀭𑁂𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀬 (kārellaya), related to, if not from, Sanskrit कारवेल्ल (kāravella, “bitter melon”), itself ultimately borrowed from Proto-Dravidian *kāravella. Compare Punjabi ਕਰੇਲਾ (karelā) / کَریلا (karelā), Gujarati કારેલું (kārelũ), Bengali করলা (korla), Marathi कारले (kārle), Assamese কেৰেলা (kerela).

noun karelā · کَریلَا · करेला · करेले · करेलों

masculine karela, bitter melon (Momordica charantia)

In English

bitter melon plant Momordica charantia

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MLA

"करेला." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

करेला. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE

Chicago

"करेला." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {करेला},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}