വെന്തയം
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Malayalam
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Noun
[edit]വെന്തയം • (ventayaṁ) (uncountable)