खाद्यतंतु

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Etymology

Calque of English dietary fibre, equivalent to Sanskrit खाद्य (khādya, edible, food) +‎ तंतु (tantu, thread, fibre).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kʰɑːd̪.jə.t̪ən.t̪uː/,

Noun

खाद्यतंतु (khādyatantum

  1. (rare, neologism) dietary fibre
    • 2001, Nāgendra Kumāra Nīraja, Peṭa ke rogoṃ kī prākr̥tika cikitsā, page 20:
      ...खाद्य-तंतु हमारे भोजन का महत्त्वपूर्ण अंग है।
      ...khādya-tantu hamāre bhojan kā mahattvapūrṇ aṅg hai.
      Dietary fibre is an important part of our diet.
    • 2006, अहिंसकाहार: अंक 1-7 फरवरी 2005-अक्टूबर 2006, page 27:
      खाद्य-तंतु के स्रोत :- शाकाहारी खाद्य में खाद्य-तन्तुओं की अधिकता होती है जबकि मांसाहार में यह नगण्य है।
      khādya-tantu ke srot :- śākāhārī khādya mẽ khādya-tantuõ kī adhiktā hotī hai jabki mānsāhār mẽ yah nagaṇya hai.
      Sources of dietary fibre :- Dietary fibre is abundant in vegetables, while in meat, it is negligible.

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