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turmeric meaning in Sanskrit

हलदी haladī

/ˈtɜː.m(ə).ɹɪk//ˈtɝ.mɚ.ɪk/

turmeric in Sanskrit: हलदी (haladī), उमा (úmā), शोभना (śobhanā), रञ्जन (rañjana). In English, turmeric means an Indian plant (Curcuma longa), with aromatic rhizomes, part of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae).

Sanskrit words for turmeric

turmeric
हलदी haladī, उमा úmā, शोभना śobhanā, रञ्जन rañjana, श्यामा śyāmā, पिङ्ग piṅga

English meaning of turmeric

  1. noun An Indian plant (Curcuma longa), with aromatic rhizomes, part of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae).
  2. noun The pulverized rhizome of the turmeric plant, used for flavoring and to add a bright yellow color to food.
  3. noun A yellow to reddish-brown dye extracted from the turmeric plant.

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Questions about turmeric in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of turmeric in Sanskrit?
Turmeric in Sanskrit is हलदी (haladī), उमा (úmā), शोभना (śobhanā), रञ्जन (rañjana).
turmeric इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Turmeric: हलदी (haladī), उमा (úmā), शोभना (śobhanā), रञ्जन (rañjana).
What does turmeric mean in English?
Turmeric means an Indian plant (Curcuma longa), with aromatic rhizomes, part of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae).

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

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