మంజిష్ఠ

Telugu

Etymology

From Sanskrit मञ्जिष्ठा (mañjiṣṭhā, “madder”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɲd͡ʑiʂʈʰa/, [maɲd͡ʒiʂʈʰa]

Noun

మంజిష్ఠ • (mañjiṣṭha) ? (plural మంజిష్ఠలు)

1. madder, a plant used in medicine and in dyeing, Rubia cordifolia.
2. A very brilliant red crimson colour.

References

• "మంజిష్ఠ" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page {{{1}}}