Etymology

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Today it means: An almond. Full definition →

Hindustani ← Classical Persian بادام ← Middle Persian wʾtʾm
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  1. Middle Persian · derived fromwʾtʾm
  2. Classical Persian · derived fromبادام
  3. Hindustani · borrowed from
  4. English todaybadam

Borrowed from Hindustani बादाम (bādām) / بادام (bādām) and other South Asian languages, from Classical Persian بادام (bādām), from Middle Persian wʾtʾm (wādām).

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