કસુંબો

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Old Gujarati कसुंभउ (kasuṃbhaü), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀲𑀼𑀁𑀪 (kusuṃbha), from Sanskrit कुसुम्भ (kusúmbha, “safflower”). Cognate with Assamese কুহুম (kuhum) and Hindustani کُسُم / कुसुम (kusum).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈkə.sum.bo/
• Rhymes: -o
• Hyphenation: ક‧સું‧બો

Noun

કસુંબો • (kasumbo) m

1. safflower

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kusúmbha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 175

Further reading

• “કસુંબો”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.