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munjeet

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Borrowed from Hindi मंजीठ (mañjīṭh), an alternative form of मजीठ (majīṭh), in turn derived from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀁𑀚𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸 (maṃjiṭṭhā), ultimately derived from Sanskrit मञ्जिष्ठा f (mañjiṣṭhā).

noun munjeets · mungeet

uncountable, usually The plant Rubia cordifolia, or Indian madder; the dye extracted from the plant. The colour of all is red; that of munjeet being a yellow, or orange red, that of the lac a bluish or crimson red, and that of the Bignonia a brown red.

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@misc{munjeet_2026,
  title = {munjeet},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/munjeet},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}