रसोई

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Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀭𑀲𑀯𑀈 (rasavaī), from Sanskrit रसवती (rasavatī, kitchen), feminine of रसवत् (rasavat, juicy).

Pronunciation

Noun

रसोई (rasoīf (Urdu spelling رسوئی)

  1. kitchen
  2. cooked food; dish; meal
    रसोई करनाrasoī karnāto prepare food
    • 1950 March 7, Dalda advertisement, सारङ्ग [sāraṅg]‎, number 6, All India Radio:
      डालडा एक विशुद्ध वनस्पति स्निग्ध-पदार्थ होने से अधिक काल तक आँच सह सकता है—इस लिये यह रसोई को पूर्ण रूप से पका देता है।
      ḍālḍā ek viśuddh vanaspati snigdh-padārth hone se adhik kāl tak ā̃c sah saktā hai—is liye yah rasoī ko pūrṇ rūp se pakā detā hai.
      Dalda, being a pure vegetable oily substance, can withstand heat for a longer period of time – hence it cooks the dish completely.

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References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rasavatī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  • Bahri, Caturvedi, Dasa-Hindi (2022) “रसोई”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Hindi Dictionaries]