मूँगफली (moongaphlii)
noun
A single-sense concrete noun: the peanut/groundnut. Literally a compound of मूँग (moong, 'mung bean') and फली (phalii, 'pod'), though the plant is unrelated to the mung bean -- an old naming-by-resemblance case, not a live idiom source.
Sense
1
:
peanut, groundnut
noun, feminine
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: Roasted मूँगफली (moongaphlii) sold in a folded newspaper cone by a thele-wala (cart vendor) is one of the defining sounds and smells of a Delhi winter evening -- the seller's call and the crunch of shells being cracked open on a park bench are as much a part of it as the taste. It's also a common movie-hall snack, sold alongside chana and popcorn.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes try to pluralize it like a count noun in English ('two peanuts' = दो मूँगफली, do moongaphlii) -- fine for whole peanuts-in-shell as units, but when talking about the roasted snack in bulk (the usual street-food context), Hindi treats it more like a mass noun, so मूँगफली खा रहा हूँ (moongaphlii khaa rahaa hoon, 'I'm eating peanuts') stays singular in form even though the meaning is plural.
Sample Sentences:
सर्दियों में गरम मूँगफली खाने का अपना ही मज़ा है।
There's a special joy in eating warm peanuts in winter.
(sardiyon men garam moongaphlii khaane kaa apnaa hii mazaa hai।)
वो ठेले वाला हर शाम गली के कोने पर मूँगफली बेचता है।
That cart vendor sells peanuts at the corner of the lane every evening.
(vo thele vaalaa har shaam galii ke kone par moongaphlii bechtaa hai।)
पार्क में बैठे बूढ़े आदमी अखबार के लिफाफे से मूँगफली के छिलके निकाल रहे थे।
The old men sitting in the park were cracking open peanut shells from the newspaper cone.
(paark men baithe boodhe aadmii akhbaar ke liphaaphe se moongaphlii ke chhilke nikaal rahe the।)
ज़रा एक लिफाफा मूँगफली तो ला दो, फ़िल्म शुरू होने वाली है।
Go get a cone of peanuts, will you -- the movie's about to start.
(zaraa ek liphaaphaa moongaphlii to laa do, film shuroo hone vaalii hai।)
अगर बारिश न होती तो हम पार्क में मूँगफली खाते हुए बैठते।
If it hadn't rained, we would have sat in the park eating peanuts.
(agar baarish n hotii to ham paark men moongaphlii khaate hue baithte।)
मूँगफली के तेल में बनी सब्ज़ी का स्वाद ही अलग होता है।
Vegetables cooked in peanut oil have a totally different taste.
(moongaphlii ke tel men banii sabzii kaa svaad hii alag hotaa hai।)
सिनेमा हॉल में चना, पॉपकॉर्न और मूँगफली सब कुछ मिल जाता है।
You can get chana, popcorn, and peanuts, everything, at the cinema hall.
(sinemaa hol men chanaa, popkorn aur moongaphlii sab kuchh mil jaataa hai।)
क्या तुमने कभी भुनी हुई मूँगफली की चटनी खाई है?
Have you ever eaten chutney made with roasted peanuts?
(kyaa tumne kabhii bhunii huii moongaphlii kii chatnii khaaii hai?)
किसान ने इस साल पूरे खेत में मूँगफली बोई थी।
The farmer had sown peanuts in the whole field this year.
(kisaan ne is saal poore khet men moongaphlii boii thii।)
बाज़ार में मूँगफली किस भाव बिक रही है?
At what price are peanuts selling in the market?
(baazaar men moongaphlii kis bhaav bik rahii hai?)
माँ ने कहा कि अच्छे से पढ़ो, वरना मूँगफली बेचने बैठना पड़ेगा।
Mom said, study properly, or else you'll end up sitting and selling peanuts.
(maan ne kahaa ki achchhe se padho, varnaa moongaphlii bechne baithnaa padegaa।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct):
मूँगफली
(moongaphlii)
(sg.f.oblique):
मूँगफली
(moongaphlii)
(pl.f.direct):
मूँगफलियाँ
(moongaphliyaan)
(pl.f.oblique):
मूँगफलियों
(moongaphliyon)