🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

पुदीना

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pudeena

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Mint/mɪnt/
nounverbadjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"पुदीना की चटनी बहुत स्वादिष्ट होती है।"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

3 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An aromatic plant with serrated leaves, widely used in cooking and medicine.

    "She added a sprig of fresh mint to garnish the iced tea."
  2. 2

    A place where coins are manufactured under government authority.

    "The national mint released a special commemorative coin for the anniversary."
As adjective
  1. 1

    In pristine condition, as if newly made or issued.

    "He collected vintage comic books kept in mint condition."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old English 'minte', which traces back via Germanic languages to Latin 'mentha' and ultimately the ancient Greek word 'minthe', the mythological nymph transformed into an aromatic plant. Historically, the meaning expanded from the aromatic herb to refer to a place for coin manufacturing (via Old French 'munte' and Latin 'moneta') and later metaphorically to something in pristine condition.

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