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dal¹ Definition

dal (däl)

noun

  1. any of various kinds of pulse used as food in India
  2. a dish of India made by simmering this in water with spices, herbs, oil, onions, etc. to a thick, mushy consistency and served as with chapatis or rice

dal² Definition

dal (däl)

dekaliter(s)

dal Usage Examples

Converse of object

cook: In the evenings I help to cook dal, a meal made of lentils, over the fire.

Adjective modifier

mung: Mung dal is held to have a balancing effect on all three doshas.

Modifies a noun

  • bhat: I sometimes still felt a little hungry but refused to eat more because I'd had enough dal bhat already!
  • Pozzo: His current and future research interests include Italian Chiaroscuro prints, the print collection of Cassiano dal Pozzo, Goya and Spanish drawings.

Noun used with modifier

  • yn: A ydych yn dal i fod wedi ymrwymo i hynny, neu a yw'n rhan o agenda wahanol?
  • ydych: A ydych yn dal i fod wedi ymrwymo i hynny, neu a yw'n rhan o agenda wahanol?
  • bod: Mae'n parhau i fod yn wir bod rhestrau aros yn dal i fod yn llawer uwch na phan sefydlwyd y Cynulliad yn 1999.
  • chana: When the oil is hot, put in the mustard seeds and chana dal.
  • mae: Fodd bynnag, mae hyfforddi staff yn dal i fod yn broblem i'r sector.
  • channa: Second meal was two types of curry, channa dal and multicolored rice.