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ashwagandha

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌʌʃwəˈɡʌndə/
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noun

Meaning 1

Withania somnifera, a stout shrub that produces red berry-like fruit, native to India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अश्वगन्धा (aśvagandhā, literally “horse’s smell”).

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: اشواغاندا — Withania somnifera
  • Arabic: سم الفراخ — Withania somnifera
  • Bengali: অশ্বগন্ধা (ośśogondha) — Withania somnifera
  • Catalan: bufera — Withania somnifera
  • Chinese Cantonese: 睡茄 (seoi6 ke4) — Withania somnifera
  • Chinese Mandarin: 睡茄 (shuì qié) — Withania somnifera
  • Ancient Greek: κακκαλία (kakkalía) — Withania somnifera
  • Hebrew: ויתניה משכרת — Withania somnifera
  • Hindi: अश्वगंधा (aśvagandhā) — Withania somnifera
  • Kannada: ಅಶ್ವಗಂಧಿ (aśvagandhi) — Withania somnifera
  • Malayalam: അമുക്കുരം (amukkuraṁ) — Withania somnifera
  • Marathi: अश्वगंधा (aśvagandhā) — Withania somnifera
  • Odia: ଅଶ୍ବଗନ୍ଧା (aśbagandhā) — Withania somnifera
  • Punjabi: ਅਸ਼ਵਗੰਧਾ (aśavgandhā) — Withania somnifera
  • Sanskrit: अश्वगन्धा (aśvagandhā) — Withania somnifera
  • Sinhalese: අශ්වගන්ධ (aśwagandha) — Withania somnifera
  • Sinhalese: අමුක්කරා (amukkarā) — Withania somnifera
  • Spanish: bufera — Withania somnifera
  • Spanish: ashwagandha — Withania somnifera
  • Spanish: oroval — Withania somnifera
  • Swedish: indisk ginseng — Withania somnifera
  • Tamil: அமுக்கிரா (amukkirā) — Withania somnifera
  • Telugu: అశ్వగంధ (aśvagandha) — Withania somnifera
  • Telugu: పెన్నేరుగడ్డ (pennērugaḍḍa) — Withania somnifera
  • Tocharian B: aśvakānt — Withania somnifera
  • Urdu: اسگنده (āsgandh) — Withania somnifera