Etymology

moth bean

Today it means: Any legume of species Vigna aconitifolia. Full definition →

Hindi मोठ
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  1. Hindi · borrowed fromमोठ
  2. Hindi · borrowed fromमोठ
  3. English todaymoth bean

Borrowed from Hindi मोठ (moṭh), from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *𑀫𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞 (*moṭṭha). See there for more.

Words from the same roots

Hindiमोठ all →

mothdalmoth

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