ashwagandha
/ˌʌʃwəˈɡʌndə/
ashwagandha noun: withania somnifera, a stout shrub that produces red berry-like fruit, native to India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Noun
ashwagandha (uncountable)
- Withania somnifera, a stout shrub that produces red berry-like fruit, native to India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
- Synonyms:
- Indian ginseng, winter cherry, poison gooseberry, ajagandha, kanaje hindi, samm al ferakh
ashwagandha meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
ashwagandha in Hindi
- Withania somnifera
- अश्वगंधा aśvagandhā
ashwagandha in Tamil
- Withania somnifera
- அமுக்கிரா amukkirā
ashwagandha in Marathi
- Withania somnifera
- अश्वगंधा aśvagandhā
ashwagandha in Urdu
- Withania somnifera
- اسگنده āsgandh
More languagesFewer languages
- ashwagandha in Bengali
- অশ্বগন্ধা ośśogondha
- ashwagandha in Telugu
- అశ్వగంధ aśvagandha, పెన్నేరుగడ్డ pennērugaḍḍa
- ashwagandha in Malayalam
- അമുക്കുരം amukkuraṁ
- ashwagandha in Kannada
- ಅಶ್ವಗಂಧಿ aśvagandhi
- ashwagandha in Punjabi
- ਅਸ਼ਵਗੰਧਾ aśavgandhā
- ashwagandha in Odia
- ଅଶ୍ବଗନ୍ଧା aśbagandhā
- ashwagandha in Sanskrit
- अश्वगन्धा aśvagandhā
- ashwagandha in Sinhala
- අශ්වගන්ධ aśwagandha, අමුක්කරා amukkarā
- ashwagandha in Arabic
- اشواغاندا
Synonyms of ashwagandha
- Indian ginseng
- winter cherry
- poison gooseberry
- ajagandha
- kanaje hindi
- samm al ferakh
Forms of ashwagandha
| alternative form | ashwaganda |
|---|---|
| alternative form | ashwaghanda |
| alternative form | ashwaghandha |
Origin of ashwagandha
Borrowed from Sanskrit अश्वगन्धा (aśvagandhā, literally “horse’s smell”).
Questions about ashwagandha
- What does ashwagandha mean?
- Ashwagandha means withania somnifera, a stout shrub that produces red berry-like fruit, native to India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
- What is ashwagandha in Hindi?
- Ashwagandha in Hindi is अश्वगंधा (aśvagandhā). See Ashwagandha meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is ashwagandha?
- Ashwagandha is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ashwagandha?
- Ashwagandha is pronounced /ˌʌʃwəˈɡʌndə/.
Words near ashwagandha in the dictionary
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