tejpatra :
Synonyms
Synonyms in Ayurveda: tamalpatra, patra, tejpatram, palash, chandan, ram, tapasaj, gopan, anshuk, tamalaEtymology
The Sanskrit name tamalapattra [तमालपत्त्र] means dark leaf, although that seems poorly motivated.
Greek traders took that name to their own language, but falsely identified the Sanskrit word as a plural form with definite article, (ta) malabathra [(τὰ) μαλαβάθρα] for which they backformed a singular (to) malabathron [(τὸ) μαλαβάθρον]. This name was then taken by the Romans as malabathrum or malobathrum.
Many recent languages of Northern India have names for Indian bay-leaf that derive from that Sanskrit term, e. g., Marathi tamal patra [तमाल पत्र]. In Hindi and some related tongues, the spice is known as tejpatta [तेजपत्ता] pungent leaf (Urdu tezpat [تیز پات]). Tamil hat probably the best descriptive name for this spice: ilavangapattiri [இலவங்கபத்திரி] cinnamon leaf.
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