पुदिना

See also: पुदीना and पादना

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian پودنه (pūdina, “mint”). Compare Gujarati ફુદીનો (phudīno), Hindi पुदीना (pudīnā), Punjabi ਪੁਦੀਨਾ (pudīnā) / پُدینا (pudenā), Telugu పుదీనా (pudīnā), Bengali পুদিনা (pudina), Assamese পদিনা (podina).

Noun

पुदिना • (pudinā) m

1. mint (herb)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “पुदिना”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “पुदिना”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “पुदिना,_पुदाणा-ना”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).