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starch meaning in Punjabi

ਮੰਡਣਾ maṇḍṇā

UK/ˈstɑːt͡ʃ//ˈstɑɹt͡ʃ/

starch in Punjabi: ਮੰਡਣਾ (maṇḍṇā), ਮਾਇਆ (māiā). In English, starch means a widely diffused vegetable substance, found in seeds, bulbs and tubers, as extracted (e.g. from potatoes, corn, rice, etc.) in the form of a white, glistening, granular or powdery substance, without taste or smell, and giving a very peculiar creaking sound when rubbed between the fingers. It is used as a food, in the production of commercial grape sugar, for stiffening linen in laundries, in making paste, etc.

Punjabi words for starch

to starch
ਮੰਡਣਾ maṇḍṇā
starch, farina
ਮਾਇਆ māiā

English meaning of starch

  1. noun A widely diffused vegetable substance, found in seeds, bulbs and tubers, as extracted (e.g. from potatoes, corn, rice, etc.) in the form of a white, glistening, granular or powdery substance, without taste or smell, and giving a very peculiar creaking sound when rubbed between the fingers. It is used as a food, in the production of commercial grape sugar, for stiffening linen in laundries, in making paste, etc.
  2. noun Carbohydrates, as with grain and potato based foods.
  3. noun A stiff, formal manner; formality.
  4. noun Fortitude.

Full definition of starch

starch in a sentence

  • She starched her blouses.

starch in other languages

Questions about starch in Punjabi

What is the meaning of starch in Punjabi?
Starch in Punjabi is ਮੰਡਣਾ (maṇḍṇā), ਮਾਇਆ (māiā).
starch ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?
Starch: ਮੰਡਣਾ (maṇḍṇā), ਮਾਇਆ (māiā).
What does starch mean in English?
Starch means a widely diffused vegetable substance, found in seeds, bulbs and tubers, as extracted (e.g. from potatoes, corn, rice, etc.) in the form of a white, glistening, granular or powdery substance, without taste or smell, and giving a very peculiar creaking sound when rubbed between the fingers. It is used as a food, in the production of commercial grape sugar, for stiffening linen in laundries, in making paste, etc.

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Punjabi words from Wiktionary's Punjabi entries whose English meaning is “starch”: ਮਾਇਆ, ਮੰਡਣਾ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: starch (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Punjabi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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