nard

English - Turkish

Definition of nard in English Turkish dictionary

hintsümbülü

hintsümbül

(isim) hint sümbülü

{i} hint sümbülü

sümbül yağı

Nardostachys jatamansi

English - English

Definition of nard in English English dictionary

Of or pertaining to nard

A fragrant oil formerly much prized from the plant

there cam a woman with an alablaster boxe of oyntmenr, called narde, that was pure and costly, and she brake the boxe and powred it on his heed.

A flowering plant of the Valerian family that grows in the Himalayas of China, used as a perfume, an incense, a sedative, and an herbal medicine said to fight insomnia, flatulence, birth difficulties, and other minor ailments

{n} an odoriferous shrub, a sweet ointment

An East Indian plant (Nardostachys Jatamansi) of the Valerian family, used from remote ages in Oriental perfumery

{i} Asian plant from which a fragrant oil is extracted

An ointment prepared partly from this plant

The oil from the plant

A kind of grass (Nardus stricta) of little value, found in Europe and Asia

an aromatic ointment used in antiquity

Turkish pronunciation

närd

Pronunciation

/ˈnärd/ /ˈnɑːrd/

Etymology

[ 'närd ] (noun.) before 12th century. From Middle English narde, from Latin nardus, from Ancient Greek νάρδος (nárdos), ultimately from Sanskrit नरद (nárada, “Indian spikenard”).