Etymology

moringa

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Today it means: Any of several trees, of genus Moringa, that grow in tropical and subtropical India and Africa. Full definition →

translingual Moringa ← Malayalam മുരിങ്ങ
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  1. Malayalam · derived fromമുരിങ്ങ
  2. translingual · borrowed fromMoringa
  3. English todaymoringa

Borrowed from translingual Moringa, probably from Malayalam മുരിങ്ങ (muriṅṅa).

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