کارن فلار
corn flour
The English phrase 'cornstarch' is translated into Urdu as کارن فلار (corn flour).
The term is used to refer to very fine starch powder.
Meaning: very fine starch powder (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
corn flour
Did you know?
- The first word in the phrase, کارن, shares an ancient root with the Old Hindi word for 'cause' or 'reason'.
- If you ask for 'starch' using its native Urdu name, a shopkeeper might think you are asking for laundry starch rather than cooking starch.
- While فلار is the word for 'flour', it is used here as a loanword from English rather than the native Urdu word آٹا for flour.
Example conversation
Zainab and Omar are cooking together in the kitchen.
- عمر Omarزینب، کیا ہم نے کارن فلار ختم کر دیا ہے؟Zainab, kya hum ne corn flour khatam kar diya hai?Zainab, have we run out of cornstarch?
- زینب Zainabہاں عمر، کچن میں کارن فلار نہیں ہے۔Haan Omar, kitchen mein corn flour nahi hai.Yes Omar, there is no cornstarch in the kitchen.
- عمر Omarتو پھر مجھے ابھی خریدنا پڑے گا۔To phir mujhe abhi khareedna parega.Then I will have to buy it now.
- زینب Zainabجی، جلدی چلے جائیں۔Ji, jaldi chale jayain.Yes, please go quickly.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries کارن, CC BY-SA 4.0.
