kasundi
/kəˈsʊndi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "9 Adjust seasoning (including hot mango-kasundi) and remove surplus fat. / 10 Serve with plainly-boiled rice, separately."
- "I once set up a contest on my website, asking people to send in dishes that had kasundi as the main ingredient. The response I got was overwhelming and it was difficult to select a winner."
- "Originally, only Brahmins (the highest Indian caste) were allowed to make the mustard sauce, but now it's open season for kasundi making. The spicy chutney is the preferred dipping sauce for fried foods, especially the beloved Bengali vegetable fritter, called a chop."
Etymology
Borrowed from Bengali কাসুন্দি (kaśundi), from Prakrit *𑀓𑀸𑀲𑀫𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀻𑀆 (*kāsamaddīā) (compare Sanskrit कासमर्दिका (kāsamardikā)), from 𑀓𑀸𑀲𑀫𑀤𑁆𑀤 (kāsamadda, “Cassia spp.”), from Sanskrit कासमर्द (kāsamarda), from कास् (kās) + मर्द (marda), literally “cough-crushing”. Doublet of kasamarda. Compare Assamese কাহুন্দি (kahundi, “kasundi”), Hindi कसौंदी (kasaundī, “Cassia occidentalis”), Odia କାଶଣ୍ଡୀ (kāśaṇḍi, “Cassia sophora”), କାସୁନ୍ଦି (kāsundi, “kasundi”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *𑀓𑀸𑀲𑀫𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀻𑀆, कासमर्द