ghee
/ɡiː/noun
उच्चारण गी
घी
Basic word
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a type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking
घी
- rotis with ghee
- Add a spoonful of ghee to the hot dal.
- The halwa is made with sugar and pure ghee.
+ 1 more example
- Grandmother fried the parathas in ghee.
Synonyms clarified butter desi ghee butter oil
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
ghee (uncountable noun)
Ghee is uncountable. It takes no a or an and no s. Measure it with a spoonful of, a tin of or a litre of.
Ghee uncountable है। इसके साथ न a या an आता है और न s। मात्रा के लिए a spoonful of, a tin of या a litre of का प्रयोग करें।
- Add a spoonful of ghee to the rice.
- We buy a litre of ghee every month.
cook / fry in ghee
Use in for the cooking fat: fry in ghee, cook in ghee. Use with for an ingredient added.
पकाने वाली वसा के लिए in आता है: fry in ghee, cook in ghee। जोड़ी गई सामग्री के लिए with आता है।
- The parathas were fried in ghee.
- The halwa is made with ghee and sugar.
pure ghee / desi ghee / clarified butter
Pure ghee and desi ghee are common on Indian labels. In English texts ghee is explained as clarified butter.
भारतीय लेबलों पर pure ghee और desi ghee आम हैं। अंग्रेज़ी पाठों में ghee को clarified butter समझाया जाता है।
- Only pure ghee is used in the temple prasad.
- Ghee is a type of clarified butter.
ghee + noun
It forms compounds such as ghee lamp, ghee diya and ghee rice.
इससे ghee lamp, ghee diya और ghee rice जैसे compounds बनते हैं।
- A ghee lamp burned before the idol.
ghee vs butter
Butter is simply churned cream; ghee is butter heated until the water boils away and the milk solids are removed.
Butter केवल मथी हुई मलाई है; ghee वह butter है जिसे तब तक गरम किया जाता है कि पानी उड़ जाए और दूध के ठोस कण हट जाएँ।
- Ghee lasts longer than butter without a fridge.
+Collocations 5
adjective + ghee
puremeltedclarifiedhomemadehot
- Melted ghee was poured over the dal.
verb + ghee
heatmeltpourspreadadd
- Heat the ghee in a pan before adding cumin.
ghee + noun
lampjartinriceparatha
- A ghee lamp is lit during the puja.
amount of ghee
a spoonful ofa drop ofa kilo ofa bowl of
- She added a drop of ghee to the roti.
ghee + dish
halwakhichdiparathaladdudal tadka
- Khichdi tastes better with a spoonful of ghee.
“More examples 6
- Radhika's grandmother makes ghee at home from fresh cream.
राधिका की दादी घर पर ताज़ी मलाई से घी बनाती हैं।
- A little ghee on hot chapatis makes them softer.
गरम चपातियों पर थोड़ा घी उन्हें नरम बना देता है।
- Ghee does not spoil quickly because it has no water in it.
घी जल्दी खराब नहीं होता क्योंकि उसमें पानी नहीं होता।
- The shopkeeper said the ghee had been tested for purity.
दुकानदार ने कहा कि घी की शुद्धता की जाँच हो चुकी है।
- Pilgrims offered ghee to the sacred fire.
तीर्थयात्रियों ने पवित्र अग्नि में घी की आहुति दी।
- Ghee is poured into the lamp during the aarti.
आरती के समय दीपक में घी डाला जाता है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She bought two ghees from the shop.
✓ She bought two tins of ghee from the shop.
Ghee is uncountable; count it with a unit such as tins.
Ghee uncountable है; उसे tins जैसी इकाई के साथ गिनिए।
✗ The ghee are expensive.
✓ The ghee is expensive.
An uncountable noun takes a singular verb.
Uncountable noun के साथ singular verb आती है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
clarified butter desi ghee butter oil
?Which word?
Keep the dairy words: milk, curd (dahi), butter (makkhan), ghee, cream (malai), buttermilk (chhaachh), paneer.
डेयरी के शब्द याद रखिए: milk, curd (दही), butter (मक्खन), ghee, cream (मलाई), buttermilk (छाछ), paneer।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: ghee is a Hindi word now used in English.
प्रयोग में ghee एक हिंदी शब्द है जो अब English में प्रयुक्त होता है।
Hindi idioms with English equivalents: aag mein ghee daalna (add fuel to the fire), seedhi ungli se ghee nahi nikalta (sometimes you have to be firm to get what you want).
हिंदी मुहावरे और English समकक्ष: 'आग में घी डालना' (add fuel to the fire), 'सीधी उँगली से घी नहीं निकलता' (कभी-कभी चाही चीज़ पाने के लिए कड़ाई करनी पड़ती है)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science: ghee is made by heating butter to remove water and milk solids; it is a fat.
विज्ञान में घी मक्खन को गर्म करके पानी और दूध के ठोस हटाकर बनता है; यह वसा है।