Ways to say it
| Urdu | Romanization (Wiktionary) | IPA | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| گوبھی | gobhī | /ɡoː.bʱiː/ (Standard, Urdu) | feminine |
| بَنْد گوبھی | band gobhī | feminine | |
| پَتَّہ گوبھی | patta gobhī | feminine | |
| کَرَم کَلّا | karam kallā | masculine |
The term refers to the leaves of the cabbage plant eaten as a vegetable. While گوبھی is the general term used for cabbage, it is also the standard word for cauliflower in many contexts.
What does it mean word for word?
The term بَنْد گوبھی literally means 'closed cabbage' or 'bound cabbage', which refers to the way the leaves are tightly packed together. The term پَتَّہ گوبھی literally means 'leaf cabbage'.
Which one should you use?
گوبھی is the general term for cabbage but also frequently refers to cauliflower. To avoid confusion, you can use بَنْد گوبھی or پَتَّہ گوبھی to specifically denote the cabbage vegetable. Additionally, کَرَم کَلّا is a masculine form of the word used for cabbage.
How does it change in a sentence?
The forms گوبھی, بَنْد گوبھی and پَتَّہ گوبھی are all feminine, whereas کَرَم کَلّا is masculine.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is gobhī. It has 2 syllables.
Did you know?
- The Urdu word گوبھی was actually borrowed from the Portuguese word 'couve', which descends from the Latin 'caulis' meaning 'stalk' or 'stem'.
Examples in context
- میں اس سالاد میں گوبھی استعمال کرتا ہوں۔I use cabbage in this salad.
- سبزیوں کی بریانی میں گوبھی بھی شامل ہوتی ہے۔Cabbage is also included in the vegetable biryani.
- گوبھی کو قوت آور خوراک قرار دو۔Consider cabbage as an energizing dish.
- مجھے گوبھی پسند ہے۔mujhe gobhi pasand hai.I like cabbage.
- کیا یہاں تازہ گوبھی ملے گی؟kya yahan taza gobhi mile gi?Will I find fresh cabbage here?
- گوبھی بہت مہنگی ہو گئی ہے۔gobhi bahut mehengi ho gayi hai.Cabbage has become very expensive.
Example conversation
Aisha and Ahmed are at the vegetable market.
- عائشہ Ayeshaاحمد، کیا آپ گوبھی دیکھ رہے ہیں؟Ahmed, kya aap gobhi dekh rahe hain?Ahmed, are you looking at the cabbage?
- احمد Ahmedجی عائشہ، یہ بہت اچھی لگ رہی ہے۔Ji Aisha, yeh bahut achi lag rahi hai.Yes Aisha, it looks very good.
- عائشہ Ayeshaکیا ہم ایک گوبھی خرید لیں؟Kya hum ek gobhi khareed lain?Shall we buy one cabbage?
- احمد Ahmedہاں، چلو خرید لیتے ہیں۔Haan, chalo khareed lete hain.Yes, let's buy it.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “cabbage” translations and entries گوبھی, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries گوبھی, CC BY-SA 4.0.
