tabasheer

English

Alternative forms

• tabacheer, tabachir, tabascheer, tabaschir, tabashir, tabaxir

Etymology

From Hindi तबाशीर (tabāśīr).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

Noun

tabasheer (countable and uncountable, plural tabasheers)

1. A translucent white substance, composed mainly of silica and water with traces of lime and potash, obtained from the nodal joints of some species of bamboo and used in traditional Asian medicine.

Synonyms

• banslochan