उलूखलक
noun
उलूखलक meaning in English
A large, heavy stone or wooden pestle used for pounding grain or spices.
Detailed Explanation
A heavy, cylindrical tool, traditionally made of stone or hard wood, used in a mortar (usually a large stone basin) to pound, crush, or grind grains, pulses, or spices. It is a traditional kitchen implement found in rural and semi-urban India.
📝 Cultural Context
The word is derived from 'ulukh' (pestle). In modern Indian English, it is often translated simply as 'pestle,' though 'ulukhalk' may be used in ethnographic or culinary contexts to specify the traditional heavy stone variety.
उदाहरण वाक्य
उसने उलूखलक से दालें पीटीं।
She pounded the lentils with the pestle.
पुराने पत्थर के उलूखलक को अब कोई नहीं इस्तेमाल करता।
No one uses the old stone pestle anymore.
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