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urad dal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables
urad -dal
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bean (Vigna mungo) or a dish made from it.

Indian usage; Uncountable

Etymology

From Hindi उड़द दाल (uṛad dāl); see urad + dal.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: उड़द दाल

Usage

Inflected Forms

urd dal (alternative) udad dal (alternative) urad daal (alternative) urad dhal (alternative) urad dahl (alternative)

Questions

What does urad dal mean?
A bean (Vigna mungo) or a dish made from it.
Where does urad dal come from?
It is traced to Hindi.

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