Etymology

rajma

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Today it means: An Indian dish of red kidney beans in a thick gravy with spices. Full definition →

Hindi राजमा ← Punjabi ਰਾਜਮਾਂਹ
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The story

  1. Punjabi · derived fromਰਾਜਮਾਂਹ“kidney bean”
  2. Hindi · derived fromराजमा
  3. English todayrajma

From Hindi राजमा (rājmā), from Punjabi ਰਾਜਮਾਂਹ (rājmā̃h, “kidney bean”).

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