"moth bean" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: moth beans [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi मोठ (moṭh), from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *𑀫𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞 (*moṭṭha). See there for more. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:bor|hi:मोठ<id:bean>|id=legume|text=++|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "bean", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "bean", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-New Indo-Aryan", "term" : "*𑀫𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞", "lang" : "pra-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Hindi", "term" : "मोठ", "lang" : "hi" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "moth bean", "lang" : "en" }" data-id="legume" data-lang="en" data-title="moth bean" id="English:_legume"> Borrowed from Hindi मोठ (moṭh), from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *𑀫𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞 (*moṭṭha). Head templates: {{en-noun}} moth bean (plural moth beans)
  1. Any legume of species Vigna aconitifolia. Synonyms: mat bean

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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