English
kala namak
Kala namak comes from Hindi काला नमक ‘kala namak, Indian black salt’.
- Hindic. 1500–presentकाला नमक‘kala namak, Indian black salt’literally ‘black salt’
- Englishearliest quotation 1971kala namak
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hindic. 1500–presentकाला नमक‘kala namak, Indian black salt’literally ‘black salt’
- Englishearliest quotation 1971kala namak
Earliest quotation: 1971, D T Plansip, Heat Stress and Culture in North India: “At any rate, kālā namak has the major virtue…”
Every English word from Hindi काला नमक
Today it means
noun A kind of rock salt with a pungent flavour, used in Indian cuisine.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hindi काला नमक / kala namak