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urad

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

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Pronunciation

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  • /ʊˈɹʌd/
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noun

Meaning 1

Vigna mungo, a South Asian bean used to make dal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: India, uncountable

Topics: biology, botany, cooking, food, lifestyle, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi उड़द (uṛad), ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *uẓuntu

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: মাষকলাই (maṣkôlai) — South Asian bean
  • Burmese: မတ်ပဲ (matpai:) — South Asian bean
  • Dhivehi: ކަޅު މުގު (kaḷu mugu) — South Asian bean
  • French: haricot urd — South Asian bean
  • French: urd — South Asian bean
  • German: Urdbohne — South Asian bean
  • German: Linsenbohne — South Asian bean
  • Gujarati: અડદ (aḍad) — South Asian bean
  • Hindi: उड़द (uṛad) — South Asian bean
  • Japanese: 毛蔓小豆 — South Asian bean
  • Kannada: ಉದ್ದು (uddu) — South Asian bean
  • Malayalam: ഉഴുന്ന് (uḻunnŭ) — South Asian bean
  • Marathi: उडीद (uḍīd) — South Asian bean
  • Nepali: मास (mās) — South Asian bean
  • Odia: ବିରି (biri) — South Asian bean
  • Punjabi: ਮਾਂਹ (mā̃h) — South Asian bean
  • Punjabi: ਮਾਸ਼ (māś) — South Asian bean
  • Sanskrit: माष (māṣa) — South Asian bean
  • Sinhalese: උඳු (undu) — South Asian bean
  • Tamil: உளுந்து (uḷuntu) — South Asian bean
  • Tamil: உழுந்து (uḻuntu) — South Asian bean
  • Telugu: మినుములు (minumulu) — South Asian bean
  • Vietnamese: đậu muồng ăn — South Asian bean