dill
/dɪl/noun
उच्चारण डिल
सोआ, सुआ (एक सुगंधित पत्तेदार पौधा)
Basic word
- 1
[U]
a plant with yellow flowers whose thin leaves and seeds have a strong taste and are used in cooking
सोआ, सुआ (एक सुगंधित पत्तेदार पौधा)
- potatoes cooked with fresh dill
- dill seeds
- The fish was served with chopped dill and lemon.
+ 1 more example
- Add a spoonful of fresh dill to the yoghurt.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
dill (uncountable noun)
Dill is an herb, called soya or suva in India. As a food it is uncountable: some dill, a bunch of dill.
Dill एक जड़ी-बूटी है जिसे भारत में सोया या सुवा कहते हैं। भोजन के रूप में यह uncountable है: some dill, a bunch of dill।
- Add some chopped dill to the dal.
- A bunch of fresh dill costs ten rupees.
dill + noun
Dill can work as a modifier in compounds such as dill leaves, dill seeds and dill pickle.
Dill, dill leaves, dill seeds और dill pickle जैसे यौगिकों में modifier की तरह आता है।
- Dill seeds are used in some pickles and spice mixes.
- Mother made parathas with dill leaves.
flavoured with dill
To say what gives a taste, use flavoured with dill or seasoned with dill.
स्वाद देने वाली चीज़ बताने के लिए 'flavoured with dill' या 'seasoned with dill' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The yoghurt dip was flavoured with dill and garlic.
dill in the kitchen
Both the feathery leaves and the seeds are used, the leaves fresh and the seeds dried or roasted.
इसकी पत्तियाँ ताज़ी और बीज सूखे या भुने हुए प्रयोग होते हैं।
- Radhika roasted a spoon of dill seeds for the tadka.
+Collocations 5
adjective + dill
freshdriedchoppedwildgreen
- Fresh dill gives a pleasant smell to the curry.
dill + noun
dill leavesdill seedsdill pickledill saucedill weed
- Dill seeds can be chewed after meals.
verb + dill
chop dilladd dillsprinkle dillgrow dillstir in dill
- Sprinkle some dill over the soup before serving.
dill with other foods
dill and fishdill and potatodill and yoghurtdill and cucumber
- Dill and cucumber make a cooling salad.
in recipes
a sprig of dilla handful of dilla pinch of dilla spoon of dill
- Garnish the raita with a sprig of dill.
“More examples 6
- In winter, many families in Punjab cook saag with a little dill.
सर्दियों में पंजाब के कई परिवार थोड़े से सोया के साथ साग पकाते हैं।
- Radhika learnt that dill is also called suva or shepu in different states.
राधिका को पता चला कि dill को अलग-अलग राज्यों में सुवा या शेपू भी कहते हैं।
- Dill water is a traditional home remedy for a baby's gas.
सौंफ़-सोया का पानी शिशु की गैस के लिए पारंपरिक घरेलू उपाय है।
- The vegetable seller tied the dill in small bundles.
सब्ज़ी वाले ने सोया को छोटे गुच्छों में बाँध दिया।
- A pinch of dried dill improved the taste of the omelette.
एक चुटकी सूखे dill ने ऑमलेट का स्वाद बढ़ा दिया।
- Fish curry with dill is a speciality of some coastal homes.
सोया डालकर बनी मछली की करी कुछ तटीय घरों की विशेषता है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ Add a dills to the soup.
✓ Add some dill to the soup.
Dill, as a herb used in cooking, is uncountable and has no plural form with a.
खाना पकाने में प्रयुक्त जड़ी-बूटी के रूप में 'dill' uncountable है, इसलिए a और plural नहीं लगता।
✗ The dill are fresh and green.
✓ The dill is fresh and green.
An uncountable noun takes a singular verb.
Uncountable noun के साथ singular verb आती है।