moth bean

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-New Indo-Aryan *𑀫𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞 (*moṭṭha)
Hindi मोठ (moṭh)bor.
English moth bean

    Borrowed from Hindi मोठ (moṭh), from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *𑀫𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞 (*moṭṭha). See there for more.

    Noun

    moth bean (plural moth beans)

    1. Any legume of species Vigna aconitifolia.
      Synonym: mat bean

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