કોથમીર

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀼𑀁𑀪𑀭𑀻 (kutthuṃbharī), from Sanskrit कुस्तुम्बरी (kustumbarī), from Dravidian. Cognate with Marathi कोथिंबीर (kothimbīr), Konkani कोतमीर (kōtmīr).

Noun

કોથમીર • (kothmīr) f

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

   Synonym: ધાણા (dhāṇā)

Descendants

• → Swahili: kotmiri

References

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