ਮੋਠੁ

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Old Punjabi

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Prakrit *𑀫𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞 (*mŏṭṭha)
    Old Punjabi ਮੋਠੁ (moṭhu)

    Inherited from Prakrit *𑀫𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞 (*mŏṭṭha).

    Noun

    ਮੋਠੁ (moṭhu) m[1]

    1. moth bean, Vigna aconitifolia
      • c. 1606 – 1636, Bhai Gurdas, Varan Bhai Gurdas 34.8.1:
        ਕੋਰੜੁ ਮੋਠੁ ਨ ਰਿਝਈ ਕਰਿ ਅਗਨੀ ਜੋਸੁ।
        koraṛu moṭhu na rijhaī kari aganī josu.
        • Translation by Jodh Singh
          When moth, an Indian pulse is cooked over the fire some grains being hard remain uncooked.

    Descendants

    • Punjabi:
      Gurmukhi script: ਮੋਠ (moṭh)
      Shahmukhi script: موٹھ (moṭh)
    • Saraiki: موٹھ (moṭh)

    References

    1. ^ Shackle, C (1984) “moṭhu”, in “The Non-Sanskritic Vocabulary of the Later Sikh Gurūs”, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London‎, volume 47, number 1, page 105 of 76–107
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