വെന്തയം

Malayalam

Etymology

Ultimately derived from Proto-Dravidian *mentti, cognate with Telugu మెంతులు (mentulu), Kannada ಮೆಂತೆ (mente), Tulu ಮೆತ್ತೆ (mette). Compare Sanskrit मेथिका (methikā), whence Hindi मेथी (methī) and Marathi मेथी (methī), a Dravidian borrowing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋen̪d̪ɐjɐm/

Noun

വെന്തയം • (ventayaṁ) (uncountable)

  1. fenugreek seed (a spice)
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