Etymology

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Today it means: Vigna mungo, a South Asian bean used to make dal. Full definition →

Hindi उड़द ← Proto-Dravidian *uẓuntu
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  1. Proto-Dravidian · derived from*uẓuntu
  2. Hindi · borrowed fromउड़द
  3. English todayurad

Borrowed from Hindi उड़द (uṛad), ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *uẓuntu

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