கந்தி

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Tamil

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit गान्धि (gāndhi).

Noun

கந்தி (kanti)

  1. spices, aromatics
    வாசனைப்பொருள். குங்கும மேனையகந்தி கள் கூட்டி
    vācaṉaipporuḷ. kuṅkuma mēṉaiyakanti kaḷ kūṭṭi
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. areca palm
  3. asafoetida

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Telugu కంది (kandi), from Proto-Dravidian *karVnti.

Noun

கந்தி (kanti)

  1. dhal
    Synonym: பருப்பு (paruppu)

References

  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “கந்தி”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press