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- Hindi · borrowed fromतीखुर
- English todaytikor
Borrowed from Hindi तीखुर (tīkhur), likely from Sanskrit त्रि (tri) + क्षुर (kṣura).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A starch or arrowroot made from the tubers of an East Indian zinziberaceous plant related to turmeric, (Curcuma angustifolia). Full definition →
Borrowed from Hindi तीखुर (tīkhur), likely from Sanskrit त्रि (tri) + क्षुर (kṣura).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.