हळद

Konkani

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit हरिद्रा (haridrā). Cognate to Marathi हळद (haḷad).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [həɭəd]

Noun

हळद • (haḷad) ? (Latin script hollod, Kannada script ಹಳದ್)

1. turmeric

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀳𑀮𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀸 (haladdā), 𑀳𑀮𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀸 (haliddā), from Sanskrit हरिद्रा (haridrā). Compare Gujarati હળદર (haḷdar), Hindi हल्दी (haldī), Punjabi ਹਲਦੀ (haldī), Odia ହଳଦି (haḷadi), Bengali হলুদ (holud), Assamese হালধি (halodhi), Sylheti ꠅꠟꠂꠖ (oloido).

Noun

हळद • (haḷad) f

1. turmeric

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “हळद”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “हळद”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “haridrā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press