हल्दी

Hindi

Alternative forms

हलदी (haldī)

Etymology

From Sanskrit हरिद्रा (haridrā). Compare Punjabi ਹਲਦੀ (haldī), Nepali हलेदो (haledo), Gujarati હળદર (haḷdar), Marathi हळद (haḷad), Oriya ହଳଦି (hôḷôdi), Bengali হলুদ (hôlud), Assamese হালধি (halodhi), Sylheti ꠅꠟꠂꠖ (oloido).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɦəl.d̪iː/

Noun

हल्दी • (haldī) f (Urdu spelling ہلدی‎)

turmeric (Curcuma longa and its dye)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “हल्दी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Syamasundara Dasa (1965–1975), “हल्दी”, in Hindi Sabdasagara [Comprehensive Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha.
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “haridrā (13992)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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