કોથમીર

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀼𑀁𑀪𑀭𑀻 (kutthuṃbharī), from Sanskrit कुस्तुम्बरी (kustumbarī), from Dravidian. Cognate with Indo-Aryan: Marathi कोथिंबीर (kothimbīr) and Konkani कोतमीर (kōtmīr). Compare Dravidian: Malayalam കൊത്തമല്ലി (kottamalli), Tamil கொத்தமல்லி (kottamalli), and Telugu కొతిమిరి (kotimiri); whence Austronesian: Javanese ꦏꦼꦠꦸꦩ꧀ꦧꦂ (ketumbar) and Malay ketumbar.

Noun

કોથમીર • (kothmīr) f

1. coriander (UK), cilantro (US) (Coriandrum sativum)

   Synonym: ધાણા (dhāṇā)

Descendants

• → Hindi: कोथमीर (kothmīr)
• → Swahili: kotmiri

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kustumbarī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press