Etymology

durva

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Sanskrit दूर्वा
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromदूर्वा
  2. English todaydurva

From Sanskrit दूर्वा (dūrvā). Doublet of doob as in doob grass.

Words from the same roots

Sanskritदूर्वा all →

doob grass

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.