कोथमीर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Gujarati કોથમીર f (kothmīr), from Sanskrit कुस्तुम्बरी (kustumbarī). Compare Marathi कोथिंबीर (kothimbīr), Konkani कोतमीर (kōtmīr).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /koːt̪ʰ.miːɾ/
• Rhymes: -iːɾ

Noun

कोथमीर • (kothmīr) m (Urdu spelling کوتھمیر)

1. coriander

   Synonym: (more common) धनिया (dhaniyā)

Usage notes

Mostly used in Maharashtra state of India. Elsewhere the common term for coriander is धनिया (dhaniyā).

Declension

Declension of कोथमीर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कोथमीर kothmīr	कोथमीर kothmīr
oblique	कोथमीर kothmīr	कोथमीरों kothmīrõ
vocative	कोथमीर kothmīr	कोथमीरो kothmīro

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “कोथमीर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “कोथमीर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kustumbarī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press