કેનોલા તેલ
canola tel
કેનોલા તેલ (canola tel) is the Gujarati term for canola oil.
This term refers to vegetable oil, specifically canola oil.
Meaning: vegetable oil (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is a loanword construction where કેનોલા (canola) is the English loanword and તેલ (tel) means oil.
How do you pronounce it?
canola tel
Did you know?
- The word તેલ (tel) is used in the phrase તેલ લેવું (tel levu), which literally means 'to take oil' but can colloquially mean to ignore someone or be dismissive.
- In Gujarat, while કેનોલા તેલ is understood, most households traditionally use કપાસિયું તેલ (kapasiyu tel), which is oil pressed from cottonseeds.
- The word તેલ (tel) is a direct descendant of the Sanskrit word તૈલ (tailá), which originally referred specifically to the oil from the sesame seed.
Examples in context
- મારે કેનોલા તેલ ખરીદવું છે.māre kēnolā tēl kharīdvū chē.I want to buy canola oil.
- રસોઈ માટે કેનોલા તેલ સારું છે.rasōī māṭē kēnolā tēl sāru chē.Canola oil is good for cooking.
- શું તમારી પાસે કેનોલા તેલ છે?śu tamārī pāsē kēnolā tēl chē?Do you have canola oil?
Example conversation
Aryan and Niya are in the kitchen discussing cooking ingredients.
- આર્યન Aryanનિયા, શું આપણી પાસે કેનોલા તેલ છે?niyā, śu āpaṇī pāsē kēnolā tēl chē?Niya, do we have canola oil?
- નિયા Niyaના, હું બજારમાંથી કેનોલા તેલ લઈ આવીશ.nā, hūṃ bajāramānthī kēnolā tēl laī āvīś.No, I will bring canola oil from the market.
- આર્યન Aryanભલે, તેલ સાથે થોડું મીઠું પણ લાવજો.bhalē, tēl sāthē thōḍu mīṭhuṃ paṇa lāvajō.Okay, please bring some salt along with the oil.
- નિયા Niyaચોક્કસ, હું બધું લઈ આવીશ.chōkkasa, hūṃ badhuṃ laī āvīś.Sure, I will bring everything.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries તેલ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
