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shilajit

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A tar-like substance used in traditional medicine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

From Hindi शिलाजीत (śilājīt).

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Southern Altai: чӧлчи (čölči) — tar-like substance used in traditional medicine
  • Arabic: مُومِيَاء (mūmiyāʔ) — tar-like substance used in traditional medicine
  • Chechen: бокх (boq) — tar-like substance used in traditional medicine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 木蜜亞 /木蜜亚 (mùmìyà) — tar-like substance used in traditional medicine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 地蠟 /地蜡 (dìlà) — tar-like substance used in traditional medicine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 喜來芝 /喜来芝 — tar-like substance used in traditional medicine
  • Finnish: shilajit — tar-like substance used in traditional medicine
  • German: Mumijo — tar-like substance used in traditional medicine
  • Hindi: शिलाजीत (śilājīt) — tar-like substance used in traditional medicine
  • Mongolian: барагшун (baragšun) — tar-like substance used in traditional medicine
  • Persian: مومیا (mumiyâ) — tar-like substance used in traditional medicine
  • Polish: mumio — tar-like substance used in traditional medicine
  • Punjabi: ਮਮਿਆਈ (mamiāī) — tar-like substance used in traditional medicine
  • Punjabi: ਸਿਲਾਜੀਤ (silājīt) — tar-like substance used in traditional medicine
  • Russian: мумиё (mumijó) — tar-like substance used in traditional medicine
  • Sanskrit: शिलाजतु (śilājatu) — tar-like substance used in traditional medicine
  • Slovak: mumio — tar-like substance used in traditional medicine
  • Tajik: мӯмиё (mümiyo) — tar-like substance used in traditional medicine
  • Tajik: мумиё (mumiyo) — tar-like substance used in traditional medicine
  • Ukrainian: мумійо́ (mumijó) — tar-like substance used in traditional medicine
  • Ukrainian: муміє́ (mumijé) — tar-like substance used in traditional medicine
  • Urdu: سلاجیت (salājīt) — tar-like substance used in traditional medicine
  • Uyghur: مۇمىيا (mumiya) — tar-like substance used in traditional medicine