സവാള

Malayalam

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese cebola.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɐʋaːɭɐ/

Noun

സവാള • (savāḷa)

  1. onion, Allium cepa, monocotyledonous plant with an edible bulb,used as a vegetable
    Synonym: ഉള്ളി (uḷḷi)

References

  • Kailash Nath (2019), “സവാള”, in “Olam” Kailash Nath's Malayalam → English dictionary
  • Warrier, M. I. (2008), “സവാള”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books, page 926