ਰਾਜਮਾਂਹ

Punjabi

Alternative forms
  • ਰਾਜ ਮਾਂਹ (rāj mā̃h)

Etymology

Compound of ਰਾਜ (rāj, “king, kingly”) +‎ ਮਾਂਹ (mā̃h, “urad”), from their perceived resemblance to urad, a native lentil.

Noun

ਰਾਜਮਾਂਹ • (rājmā̃h) m

  1. kidney bean

Descendants
  • → Hindi: राजमा (rājmā)
    • → English: rajma
    • → Gujarati: રાજમા (rājmā)
    • → Maithili: राजमा (rājᵊmā)
    • → Odia: ରାଜମା (rajôma)
    • → Tamil: ராச்மா (rācmā)
  • → Kashmiri: رازٕماہ (rāzụmāh)
  • → Sanskrit: राजमाष (rājamāṣa) (calque)
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