લીચી
lichi
The Gujarati word for lychee is લીચી (lichi).
લીચી refers to the lychee fruit.
Meaning: fruit (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
lichi
Did you know?
- While લીચી is the standard term, some older Gujarati speakers may refer to the fruit as 'chini phal', meaning 'Chinese fruit'.
- The word લીચી is a loanword borrowed from the Chinese term 荔枝 (lìzhī).
- The fruit લીચી is seasonal and its arrival in Gujarat typically signals the transition into the peak of the summer heat.
Examples in context
- મને લીચી ખૂબ ભાવે છે.mane līchī khūba bhāve che.I love lychee very much.
- આ લીચી બહુ મીઠી છે.ā līchī bahu mīṭhī che.This lychee is very sweet.
- શું તમે બજારમાંથી લીચી લાવ્યા?śuṃ tame bajāramānthī līchī lāvyā?Did you bring lychee from the market?
Example conversation
Aryan and Niyā are in the kitchen looking at some fruit.
- આર્યન Aryanનિયા, જુઓ આ લીચી કેટલી તાજી છે!Niyā, juo ā līchī ketlī tājī che!Niyā, look how fresh this lychee is!
- નિયા Niyaહા, આર્યન, તે ખૂબ જ સરસ લાગે છે.hā, Āryan, te khūba ja sarasa lāge che.Yes, Aryan, it looks very good.
- આર્યન Aryanશું આપણે તેને અત્યારે ખાઈ શકીએ?śuṃ apane tene atyāre khāī śakī'ē?Can we eat it right now?
- નિયા Niyaચોક્કસ, ચાલો ખાઈએ!coccasa, cālō khā'ī'ē!Certainly, let's eat!
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries લીચી, CC BY-SA 4.0.
