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opium meaning in Assamese

কানি kani

/ˈəʊ.pi.əm/US/ˈoʊ.pi.əm/

opium in Assamese: কানি (kani), আফিং (aphiṅ). In English, opium means a yellow-brown, addictive narcotic drug obtained from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, and containing alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, and papaverine.

Assamese words for opium

drug from opium poppy
কানি kani, আফিং aphiṅ

English meaning of opium

  1. noun A yellow-brown, addictive narcotic drug obtained from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, and containing alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, and papaverine.
  2. noun Anything that numbs or stupefies.

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Questions about opium in Assamese

What is the meaning of opium in Assamese?
Opium in Assamese is কানি (kani), আফিং (aphiṅ).
opium ৰ অসমীয়া অৰ্থ কি?
Opium: কানি (kani), আফিং (aphiṅ).
What does opium mean in English?
Opium means a yellow-brown, addictive narcotic drug obtained from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, and containing alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, and papaverine.

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