हळद

Marathi

Etymology

From Maharastri Prakrit 𑀳𑀮𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀸 (haladdā), 𑀳𑀮𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀸 (haliddā), from Sanskrit हरिद्रा (haridrā). Compare Gujarati હળદર (haḷdar), Hindi हल्दी (haldī), Punjabi ਹਲਦੀ (haldī), Oriya ହଳଦି (hôḷôdi), Bengali হলুদ (hôlud), Assamese হালধি (halodhi), Sylheti ꠅꠟꠂꠖ (oloido).

Noun

हळद • (haḷad) f

  1. turmeric

References
  • Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983), “हळद”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “हळद”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “haridrā (13992)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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