moth bean

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moth bean

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Borrowed from Hindi मोठ (moṭh), from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *𑀫𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞 (*moṭṭha). See there for more.

noun moth beans

Any legume of species Vigna aconitifolia.
Similar: mat bean

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@misc{moth_bean_2026,
  title = {moth bean},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/moth%20bean},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}