کوتھمیر

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀼𑀁𑀪𑀭𑀻 (kutthuṃbharī), from Sanskrit कुस्तुम्बरी (kustumbarī).^[1]

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /koːt̪ʰ.miːɾ/
Rhymes: -iːɾ
Hyphenation: کوتھ‧مِیر

Noun

کوتھمِیر • (kothmīr) m (Hindi spelling कोथमीर) (chiefly Deccani, Aurangabad, Gujarat)

coriander
Synonym: دَھنِیا (dhaniyā)

Usage notes

Mostly used in Deccan region (Hyderabad, Aurangabad, etc.) and Gujarat. In Pakistan and North India the common term for coriander is دَھنِیا (dhaniyā).

Declension

Declension of **کوتھمیر**
	singular	plural
direct	کوتھمِیر (kothmīr)	کوتھمِیر (kothmīr)
oblique	کوتھمِیر (kothmīr)	کوتھمِیروں (kothmīrõ)
vocative	کوتھمِیر (kothmīr)	کوتھمِیرو (kothmīro)

References

^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kustumbarī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

“کوتھمیر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“کوتھمیر”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
Fallon, Platts, Qureshi, Shakespear (2024) “کوتهمير”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Urdu Dictionaries]

[1] Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kustumbarī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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