# गुलाबी
## Hindi
### Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian گُلَابِی (gulābī). By surface analysis, गुलाब (gulāb, “rose”) +‎ -ई (-ī).

### Pronunciation

* (Delhi) IPA: /ɡʊ.lɑː.biː/, [ɡʊ.läː.biː]

### Adjective

गुलाबी • (gulābī) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling گلابی)
* pink

#### See also

Colors in Hindi · रंग (raṅg) (layout · text) :
| सफ़ेद (safed), श्वेत (śvet) | धूसर (dhūsar), छाई (chāī) | काला (kālā), श्याम (śyām) |
| लाल (lāl), सुर्ख़ (surx), राता (rātā); गहरा लाल (gahrā lāl), क़िरमिज़ी (qirmizī) | नारंगी (nāraṅgī), माल्टा (mālṭā); भूरा (bhūrā) | पीला (pīlā); मलाई (malāī) |
| नींबू (nīmbū), सुगा पंछी (sugā pañchī) | हरा (harā) | |
| फ़िरोज़ा (firozā) | आसमानी (āsmānī) | नीला (nīlā), नील (nīl) |
| जामुनी (jāmunī); नील (nīl) | रानी (rānī); बैंगनी (baiṅgnī), जामुनी (jāmunī) | गुलाबी (gulābī) |

### Noun

गुलाबी • (gulābī) ?
* black muscat grape

## Konkani
### Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian گُلَابِی (gulābī). By surface analysis, गुलाब (gulāb, “rose”) +‎ -ई (-ī).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɡulɑːbiː]

### Adjective

गुलाबी • (gulābī) (Latin script gulabi, Kannada script ಗುಲಾಬೀ)
* pink (color)
* rose-coloured

### References

* Pushpak Bhattacharyya (2017) IndoWordNet‎

## Marathi
### Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian گُلَابِی (gulābī). By surface analysis, गुलाब (gulāb, “rose”) +‎ -ई (-ī). Cognate with Gujarati ગુલાબી (gulābī), Hindi गुलाबी (gulābī), Nepali गुलाबी (gulābī).

### Pronunciation

IPA: /ɡu.la.bi/, [ɡu.la.biː]

### Adjective

गुलाबी • (gulābī)
* pink
    मला गुलाबी कपडे आवडतात.malā gulābī kapḍe āvaḍtāt.I like pink clothes.

#### See also

Colors in Marathi · रंग (raṅga) (layout · text) :
| पांढरा (pāṇḍhrā) | पारवा (pārvā), राखाडी (rākhāḍī) | काळा (kāḷā) |
| लाल (lāl), तांबडा (tāmbḍā); [Term?] | केशरी (keśrī), भगवा (bhagvā); तपकिरी (tapkirī) | पिवळा (pivḷā); [Term?] |
| पोपटी (popṭī) | हिरवा (hirvā) | [Term?]; [Term?] |
| [Term?]; आकाशी (ākāśī) | [Term?] | निळा (niḷā) |
| [Term?]; [Term?] | [Term?]; जांभळा (j̈āmbhaḷā) | गुलाबी (gulābī) |

### References

* Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “गुलाबी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
* Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “गुलाबी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
* Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “गुलाबी”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

## Nepali
### Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian گُلَابِی (gulābī), from گُلَاب (gulāb) + ـِی (-ī).

### Pronunciation

IPA: [ɡuläbi]
* Phonetic Devanagari: गुलाबि

### Adjective

गुलाबी • (gulābī)
* pink
* rose-coloured

### Noun

गुलाबी • (gulābī)
* pink

### See also

Colors in Nepali · रङ्ग (raṅg) (layout · text) :
| सेतो (seto), श्वेत (śvet) | खरानी (kharānī), ध्वाँसे (dhwā̃se) | कालो (kālo) |
| रातो (rāto); सिम्रिक (simrik), गाढा रातो (gāḍhā rāto) | सुन्तला (suntalā); खैरो (khairo) | पहेंलो (pahẽlo); क्रीम (krīm) |
| कागती (kāgatī) | हरियो (hariyo) | पुदिना रङ्ग (pudinā raṅg); गाढा हरियो (gāḍhā hariyo) |
| आकाशे (ākāśe), आस्मानी (āsmānī); टील (ṭīl) | आकाशे (ākāśe) | निलो (nilo), नीलो (nīlo) |
| बैंगनी (baiṅganī); नील (nīl) | रानी (rānī); बैजनी (baijanī), बैगनी (baiganī), बैगुने (baigune) | गुलाबी (gulābī), गुलाफी (gulāphī) |

### Further reading

* “गुलाबी”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎, Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
* Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “गुलाबि”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner