Etymology

bikh

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Today it means: A poison extracted from Aconitum ferox or related species of. Full definition →

Hindi बिख ← Sanskrit विष
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  1. Sanskrit · derived fromविष“poison”
  2. Hindi · borrowed fromबिख“poison”
  3. English todaybikh

From Hindi बिख (bikh, “poison”), from Sanskrit विष (viṣa, “poison”).

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