батраш

Mongolian

Etymology

Cognate with Kalmyk батраш (batraş), ultimately from an Iranian source, perhaps Persian بادرنگ (bâdrang, “citron, cucumber”) (for the meaning compare Manichaean Parthian wʾdrwng (wādrūng, “lemon balm, balm mint”)).

Pronunciation

Noun

батраш • (batraš) (Mongolian spelling ᠪᠠᠲᠤᠷᠠᠰᠢ (baturasi))

  1. mint
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