🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

औषधीय

Pronunciation / Transliteration: aushadhiya

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Medicinal/məˈdɪs.ɪ.nəl/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"इस पौधे के कई औषधीय गुण हैं।"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Having healing properties; used for medical purposes.

    "Certain plants are known for their medicinal qualities."
As noun
  1. 1

    A medicinal substance or drug.

    "The apothecary prepared a strong medicinal to soothe the cough."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'medicinal' originates from the Latin word 'medicinalis', which means 'pertaining to healing'. It evolved through Middle English, reflecting the historical significance of herbs and plants in traditional medicine practices.

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