करी
karī/kə.ɾiː/
The Hindi word for "curry" is करी (karī).
करी is used to refer to a curry dish.
Meaning: dish (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The word is pronounced as /kə.ɾiː/. It has two syllables.
Did you know?
- The Sanskrit root of करी can also refer to an 'elephant' or 'trunk', though this connection is often debated by linguists when discussing the modern food term.
- In India, most dishes that an English speaker would call 'curry' are actually referred to by the word सब्जी ('sabzi'), which literally means 'vegetable'.
- Depending on the region, a person might use तरी ('tari') instead of करी to describe the oily or liquid layer that floats on top of a spicy dish.
Examples in context
- आप करी पसंद करेंगेYou will like the curry.
- यह एक बहुत स्वादिष्ट सब्ज़ी हैThis is a very delicious curry.
- आज मुर्ग़ माखनी बन रही हैToday, butter chicken curry is being made.
- क्या आपको कढ़ी पसंद है?Do you like Kadhi?
- यह करी बहुत स्वादिष्ट है।Yah karee bahut svaadishth hai.This curry is very delicious.
- क्या आपने आलू की करी चखी?Kya aapne aaloo ki karee chakhee?Did you taste the potato curry?
- मुझे मसालेदार करी पसंद है।Mujhe masaledaar karee pasand hai.I like spicy curry.
Example conversation
Neha and Amit are deciding what to eat for dinner.
- नेहा Nehaअमित, आज रात हम क्या खाएंगे?Amit, aaj raat hum kya khayenge?Amit, what will we eat tonight?
- अमित Amitमुझे लगता है कि हमें करी बनानी चाहिए।Mujhe lagta hai ki humein curry banani chahiye.I think we should make a curry.
- नेहा Nehaवह एक अच्छा विचार है!Woh ek accha vichar hai!That is a good idea!
- अमित Amitमैं सब्ज़ियाँ काट देता हूँ।Main sabziyan kaat deta hoon.I will chop the vegetables.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry करी, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries करी, CC BY-SA 4.0.
