Tamil

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian افیون. Cognate with Hindi अफ़ीम (afīm), Kannada ಅಫೀಮು (aphīmu), Bengali আফিম (aphim), Marathi अफू (aphū), Gujarati અફીણ (aphīṇ), Telugu అభిని (abhini).

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Noun

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அபின் (apiṉ)

  1. Alternative form of அபினி (apiṉi)