Etymology

mung

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Today it means: mung bean (Vigna radiata, syn. Phaseolus aureus), cultivated for its sprouts. Full definition →

Hindi मूँग ← Sanskrit मुद्ग
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mung · noun1

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromमुद्ग
  2. Hindi · borrowed fromमूँग
  3. English todaymung

From Hindi मूँग (mūṅg), from Sanskrit मुद्ग (mudga).

mung · verb2

Often doubtfully explained as mash until no good, or a self-referencing (recursive) acronym, mung until no good. Rumored to have originated from one of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology computer groups in the 1970s or 1980s. Potentially related to mangle.

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