Meanings
nounbelna (plural belnas)
plural belnas
- IndiaNorthA press or mill, particularly one used for grinding sugar cane.
- CaribbeanIndiaNorthA rolling pin, typically used for flattening dough for roti.
Belnas are multipurpose tools which can crack open nuts and some Guyanese even use it to break ice into smaller pieces.
2020 August 6, Sarika Prasad, “What Do You Know About Belna and Chowki? (Traditional Cooking Tools From India)”, in Things Guyana, archived from the original on 21 Sep 2024
Origin
- Mauritian Creolebelna
- Guyanese Creole Englishbelna
- Punjabiਬੇਲਣਾ
- Hindiबेलना
- Englishbelna
Borrowed from Hindi बेलना (belnā), Punjabi ਬੇਲਣਾ (belṇā), Guyanese Creole English belna and Mauritian Creole belna. First attested in 1868.
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APA
belna. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/belna
MLA
“belna.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/belna. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “belna,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/belna.
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