Etymology

neem

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Today it means: Azadirachta indica, a large, mostly evergreen tree from India, whose seeds yield neem oil, the insecticide azadirachtin. Full definition →

Hindi नीम ← Urdu نِیم ← Sanskrit निम्ब
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  1. Sanskrit · derived fromनिम्ब
  2. Urdu · borrowed fromنِیم
  3. Hindi · borrowed fromनीम
  4. English todayneem

Borrowed from Hindi नीम (nīm) / Urdu نِیم (nīm), from Sanskrit निम्ब (nimba).

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