Urdu

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀼𑀁𑀪𑀭𑀻 (kutthuṃbharī), from Sanskrit कुस्तुम्बरी (kustumbarī).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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کوتھمِیر (kothmīrm (Hindi spelling कोथमीर) (chiefly Deccani, Aurangabad, Gujarat)

  1. coriander
    Synonym: دَھنِیا (dhaniyā)

Usage notes

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Mostly used in Deccan region (Hyderabad, Aurangabad, etc.) and Gujarat. In Pakistan and North India the common term for coriander is دَھنِیا (dhaniyā).

Declension

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Declension of کوتھمیر
singular plural
direct کوتھمِیر (kothmīr) کوتھمِیر (kothmīr)
oblique کوتھمِیر (kothmīr) کوتھمِیروں (kothmīrõ)
vocative کوتھمِیر (kothmīr) کوتھمِیرو (kothmīro)

References

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

Further reading

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  • کوتھمیر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • کوتھمیر”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
  • Fallon, Platts, Qureshi, Shakespear (2024) “کوتهمير”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Urdu Dictionaries]