moth

moth beans

Meanings

Noun

Verb

  • To hunt for moths.

Related

Similar words

  • Turkish gram, mat bean, matki

Broader meaning words

Origin

  • From Middle English moth, moththe, motthe, moght, mohþe, mouȝte, from Old English moþþe, mohþe, mohþa, from Proto-West Germanic *moþþō, *mottō, from Proto-Germanic *muþþô, *muttô, from Proto-Indo-European *mutn-, *mut-. Cognate with West Frisian mot, Dutch mot, German Low German Motte, Mott, German Motte, Swedish mott, mått.
  • From Hindi मोठ; see moth bean.

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