आमलकी
āmalakī
The English phrase amla refers to the Sanskrit word आमलकी (āmalakī).
The term is also associated with the sense of being sour.
Meaning: fruit (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The default form आमलकी is a feminine noun.
How do you pronounce it?
āmalakī
Did you know?
- In Hindu iconography, the circular, ribbed shape of the āmalakī fruit is the inspiration for the 'amalaka', the stone disc crowning the top of many traditional temple spires.
- In Ayurvedic medicine, the āmalakī is considered a 'rasayana', a special category of herbs believed to stop the aging process and rejuvenate the body.
- While amla means 'sour', the fruit it describes is paradoxically praised in Sanskrit texts for leaving a sweet aftertaste in the mouth.
Examples in context
- एतद् आमलकी फलम् अस्ति।etad amalakī phalam asti.This is an amla fruit.
- अहं आमलकी फलम् खादामि।ahaṃ amalakī phalam khādāmi.I eat the amla fruit.
Example conversation
Meera and Vivan are in a garden looking at a tree.
- मीरा Miraविवान, पश्य! तत्र आमलकी अस्ति।vivāna, paśya! tatra āmalakī asti.Vivan, look! There is an amla fruit there.
- विवान Vivaanआमलकी तु अतीव खट्टा अस्ति।āmalakī tu atīva khaṭṭā asti.The amla fruit is very sour, though.
- मीरा Miraकिन्तु आमलकी औषधम् अस्ति।kintu āmalakī auṣadham asti.But the amla fruit is medicine.
- विवान Vivaanसत्यम्, मीरा।satyam, mīrā.That is true, Meera.
