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tulsi¹

  • /ˈtʊlsiː/ UK
  • /ˈtʊlsi/ US
  • /ˈt̪ʊl(ə)si/ South Asia

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Hindi तुलसी (tulsī), from Sanskrit तुलसी (tulasī).

noun tulsis · tulasi · thulasi

  1. uncountable, usually Holy basil, Ocimum tenuiflorum. It was a long, long time since I had been to Rohala and while I recalled some of the rooms and the courtyard with the fountain and the tulsi plant, I had no memories of the exterior of the house I was looking for.

Tulsi²

  • /ˈtʌlsi/

Where it comes from

From Hindi तुलसी (tulsī, “holy basil”), from Sanskrit तुलसी (tulasī).

proper noun

  1. A female given name from Hindi. President-elect Donald J. Trump on Wednesday chose Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democratic congresswoman who became one of his most enthusiastic backers, to serve as the director of national intelligence.

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"tulsi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tulsi. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

tulsi. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tulsi

Chicago

"tulsi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tulsi.

BibTeX
@misc{tulsi_2026,
  title = {tulsi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tulsi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}