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పంచదార

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Telugu

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Etymology

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Particularly: “Borrowed from Sanskrit पञ्च-धार (pañca-dhāra, "holding the five (essential qualities of sweetness, solubility, smoothness, coolness, and whiteness)");[1] see पञ्च (pañca) and धृ (dhṛ) for the components.”

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /paɲt͡ɕad̪aːɾa/, [paɲt͡ʃad̪aːɾa]

Noun

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పంచదార (pañcadāra? (plural పంచదారలు)

  1. sugar
    Synonyms: శర్కర (śarkara), చక్కెర (cakkera), (colloquial, dialectal) చీనీ (cīnī)

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