ashwagandha

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/ˌʌʃwəˈɡʌndə/

noun

Withania somnifera, a stout shrub that produces red berry-like fruit, native to India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

Similar
Indian ginsengwinter cherrypoison gooseberryajagandhakanaje hindisamm al ferakh
OriginSanskrit अश्वगन्धा →
UncommonScrabble 22
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Meanings

nounashwagandha (uncountable)

alternative ashwaganda · alternative ashwaghanda · alternative ashwaghandha

  1. uncountableWithania somnifera, a stout shrub that produces red berry-like fruit, native to India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

    Synonyms: Indian ginseng, winter cherry, poison gooseberry, ajagandha, kanaje hindi, samm al ferakh

Synonyms & antonyms

nounWithania somnifera, a stout shrub that produces red berry-like fruit, native to India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

Similar
Indian ginsengwinter cherrypoison gooseberryajagandhakanaje hindisamm al ferakh
Also see
indian ginseng

Origin

  1. Sanskritअश्वगन्धा
  2. Sanskritअश्वगन्धा
  3. Englishashwagandha

Borrowed from Sanskrit अश्वगन्धा (aśvagandhā, literally “horse’s smell”).

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Translations

Afrikaans bitterappelliefie, geneesblaarbossie
  • bitterappelliefieWithania somnifera
  • geneesblaarbossieWithania somnifera
  • koorshoutWithania somnifera
Ancient Greek κακκαλία
  • κακκαλία (kakkalía)Withania somnifera
Arabic اشواغاندا
  • اشواغانداWithania somnifera
Bengali অশ্বগন্ধা
  • অশ্বগন্ধা (ośśogondha)Withania somnifera
Catalan bufera
  • buferaWithania somnifera
Chinese Cantonese 睡茄
  • 睡茄 (seoi⁶ ke⁴)Withania somnifera
Chinese Mandarin 睡茄
  • 睡茄 (shuì qié)Withania somnifera
Hebrew ויתניה משכרת
  • ויתניה משכרתWithania somnifera
Hindi अश्वगंधा
  • अश्वगंधा (aśvagandhā)Withania somnifera
Polish ashwagandha
  • ashwagandhaWithania somnifera
Punjabi ਅਸ਼ਵਗੰਧਾ
  • ਅਸ਼ਵਗੰਧਾ (aśavgandhā)Withania somnifera
Spanish bufera, ashwagandha
  • buferaWithania somnifera
  • ashwagandhaWithania somnifera
  • orovalWithania somnifera
Swedish indisk ginseng
  • indisk ginsengWithania somnifera
Tamil அமுக்கிரா
  • அமுக்கிரா (amukkirā)Withania somnifera
Urdu اسگنده
  • اسگنده (āsgandh)Withania somnifera
Zulu ubuvimbha
  • ubuvimbhaWithania somnifera
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