مونگ پھلی
moong phalli
The English word "peanut" is مونگ پھلی (moong phalli) in Urdu.
مونگ پھلی is used to refer to the peanut, a legume that resembles a nut.
Meaning: a legume resembling a nut (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The term is a compound word where moong refers to a type of pulse or legume and phalli means pod or fruit.
How do you pronounce it?
moong phalli
Did you know?
- In Pakistan, مونگ پھلی is a quintessential winter snack, traditionally sold by street vendors who roast them in large open charcoal pits.
- Peanuts are often paired with گڑ (jaggery), a raw cane sugar, as a traditional sweet and salty snack combination in rural areas.
- The word مونگ refers to the mung bean, showing that Urdu classifies the peanut by associating it with a more common local pulse.
Examples in context
- مجھے مونگ پھلی پسند ہے۔mujhe moong phali pasand hai.I like peanuts.
- کیا آپ کے پاس مونگ پھلی ہے؟kya aap ke paas moong phali hai?Do you have peanuts?
- یہ مونگ پھلی بہت تازہ ہے۔yeh moong phali bohat taza hai.This peanut is very fresh.
Example conversation
Omar and Fatima are talking about snacks.
- عمر Omarفاطمہ، کیا آپ کو مونگ پھلی کھانی ہے؟Fatima, kya aap ko moong phali khani hai?Fatima, do you want to eat peanuts?
- فاطمہ Fatimaجی ہاں، مجھے بہت پسند ہے۔Ji haan, mujhe bohat pasand hai.Yes, I like them very much.
- عمر Omarیہ لیں، یہ تازہ مونگ پھلی ہے۔Yeh lain, yeh taza moong phali hai.Here, these are fresh peanuts.
- فاطمہ Fatimaشکریہ، عمر۔Shukriya, Umar.Thank you, Omar.
