amla
amla noun: phyllanthus emblica, a deciduous tree.
Noun
amla (plural amlas)
- Phyllanthus emblica, a deciduous tree.
- Less stately advice is also offered: the amla fruit, boiled, is an excellent hair conditioner.2007 August 26, Katherine Russell Rich, “Go Suck on a Topaz”, in New York Times
- Synonyms:
- Indian gooseberry, emblic myrobalan, Malacca tree
- The bitter yellow-green fruit of this tree.
- Synonyms:
- emblic
amla meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
amla in Hindi
- tree
- आंवला āmvlā, आँवला ā̃vlā, आमला āmlā
- fruit
- आंवला āmvlā, आँवला ā̃vlā, आमला āmlā
amla in Tamil
- tree
- நெல்லி nelli
- fruit
- நெல்லிக்காய் nellikkāy
amla in Marathi
- fruit
- आवळा āvḷā
amla in Bengali
- tree
- আমলকি amloki, আমলকী amloki, আমলক amolok, আমলাতি amlati, আমলাতী amlati
- fruit
- আমলা amola, আমলকী amloki
More languagesFewer languages
- amla in Telugu
- ఆమలకము āmalakamu, ధాత్రి dhātri, ఉసిరి usiri
- amla in Malayalam
- നെല്ലി nelli
- amla in Kannada
- ನೆಲ್ಲಿ nelli
- amla in Punjabi
- ਆਂਵਲਾ ā̃valā
- amla in Gujarati
- આમળું āmaḷũ
- amla in Odia
- ଅଅଁଳା aãḷā
- amla in Sanskrit
- आमलक āmalaka, आमलकी āmalakī, धात्री dhātrī
- amla in Assamese
- আমলখি amlokhi
- amla in Arabic
- أَمْلَج ʔamlaj
- amla in Malay
- melaka
- amla in Indonesian
- malaka, melaka
- amla in Persian
- آمله âmole, âmle, âmala, املگ amlag, امیله amile
- amla in Thai
- มะขามป้อม má-kǎam-bpɔ̂m
- amla in Vietnamese
- chùm ruột
- amla in Myanmar
- ဆီးဖြူ hci:hpru, ဆီးဖြူသီး hci:hprusi:
Synonyms of amla
- Indian gooseberry
- emblic myrobalan
- Malacca tree
- emblic
Forms of amla
| plural | amlas |
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Origin of amla
Borrowed from Gujarati આમળું (āmaḷũ), from Sanskrit आमलक (āmalaka). Doublet of emblic.
Questions about amla
- What does amla mean?
- Amla means phyllanthus emblica, a deciduous tree.
- What is amla in Hindi?
- Amla in Hindi is आंवला (āmvlā), आँवला (ā̃vlā), आमला (āmlā). See Amla meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is amla?
- Amla is a noun.
- What is the plural of amla?
- The plural of amla is amlas.
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