गेवर-जलेबी gēvar-jalēbī
Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.
How to read the transliteration
This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.
| ISO 15919 | On this site |
|---|---|
| c | ch |
| ś | śh |
| ṣ | ṣh |
| r̥ | r̥i |
A few reading pointers:
- ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
- ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
- A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.
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Earlier definition
Definition
Thicker version of jalebi: ghevar decorated with rose petals and jalebi. (a Sindh specialty sold in the streets during the Holi festival)
Usual translation
- thicker version of jalebi – ghevar - decorated with rose petals- and jalebi
Origin of the definition
A kind of sweetmeat composed of flour, milk, ghī, cocoa-nut, and sugar.
A sweetmeat (in shape resembling a pretzel: made of flour soaked in syrup and fried).
Usage in the murlis
Murlis of the day (and original sakar)
1 occurrences
In 1 on 2386 murlis
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- Created
- Sunday 23 June 2024
- Updated
- Sunday 23 June 2024