akhrot

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India/əkʰ.ɾoːʈ/India[ɐkʰ.ɾoːʈ]Pakistan/əx.ɾoːʈ/Pakistan[ɐx.ɾoːʈ]

noun

walnut.

OriginHindustani ← Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑁄𑀝 ← Sanskrit अक्षोट →
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Meanings

nounakhrot (plural akhrots)

plural akhrots

  1. BangladeshIndiaPakistanSouth Asiawalnut.
  2. Pakistanderogatoryethnicslangslura Pashtun person

Origin

  1. Sanskritअक्षोट
  2. Sauraseni Prakrit𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑁄𑀝
  3. Hindustani
  4. Englishakhrot

Borrowed from Hindustani अख़रोट (axroṭ) / اَخْروٹ (axroṭ), in turn derived from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑁄𑀝 (akkhoṭa), ultimately derived from Sanskrit अक्षोट (akṣoṭa). The sense of "Pashtun person" was derived from comparing Pashtuns to walnuts due to their resilience, or mocking Pashtun speakers' accent when they speak in Urdu.

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