guar

English

noun

Definitions

An annual legume (), used as a food for cattle and humans.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi ग्वार derived from Sanskrit गोपाली (kind of cucumber).

Origin

Sanskrit

गोपाली

Gloss

kind of cucumber

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

guarkumi Finnish
kumi Finnish
cucumerarium Latin
cucumeriformis Latin
cucumis Latin
guarano Italian
guar Spanish, Castilian
गोपाली Sanskrit
cocombre Old French
concombre Old French
ग्वार Hindi
cucumer Welsh
cocombre Old Occitan
cucùmaro, cucumaro Venetian
𑀕𑁄𑀯𑀸𑀮𑀻 Sauraseni Prakrit
𒄾 Sumerian