neem en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /niːm/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi नीम (nīm) / Urdu نِیم (nīm), from Sanskrit निम्ब (nimba).
Meanings
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Azadirachta indica, a large, mostly evergreen tree from India, whose seeds yield neem oil, the insecticide azadirachtin.
He was standing at the gate, rubbing his teeth with a twig broken from a neem tree – which is what many poor people in my country do, Mr Premier, when they want to clean their teeth.
2008, Aravind Adiga, The White Tiger, Atlantic, published 2009, page 108:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| neems | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| nim | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
Persian lilac (Azadirachta indica) · white cedar (Azadirachta indica) · peelu (Azadirachta indica) · bead tree (Azadirachta indica) · azedarach (Azadirachta indica) · syringa berry (Azadirachta indica) · chinaberry (Azadirachta indica) · margosa (Azadirachta indica)
Translations (45)
vi thầu đâu (Azadirachta indica) · es nim (Azadirachta indica) · pa ਨਿੰਮ (Azadirachta indica) · ace beuëng (Azadirachta indica) · ko 님나무 (Azadirachta indica) · ur نِیم (Azadirachta indica) · gu લીમડો (Azadirachta indica) · ru ни́им (Azadirachta indica) · ms mambu (Azadirachta indica) · ta வேப்பமரம் (Azadirachta indica) · as নিম (Azadirachta indica) · ta வேம்பு (Azadirachta indica) · ne नीम (Azadirachta indica) · ha darbejiya (Azadirachta indica) · pa نِمّ (Azadirachta indica) · ha maina (Azadirachta indica) · es margosa (Azadirachta indica) · gur nimi (Azadirachta indica) · om daboobessa (Azadirachta indica) · or ନିମ୍ବ (Azadirachta indica) · km ស្ដៅ (Azadirachta indica) · ar شِرِيش (Azadirachta indica) · ar أَزَادَرْخَت (Azadirachta indica) · my တမာ (Azadirachta indica) · my တမာပင် (Azadirachta indica) · cs azadirachta indická (Azadirachta indica) · th สะเดา (Azadirachta indica) · ru ним (Azadirachta indica) · vi sầu đâu (Azadirachta indica) · pt amargoseira (Azadirachta indica) · bn নিম (Azadirachta indica) · fa چریش (Azadirachta indica) · cmn 印度苦楝 (Azadirachta indica) · da neemtræ (Azadirachta indica) · ml ആര്യവേപ്പ് (Azadirachta indica) · jra tăng liăng (Azadirachta indica) · fi neempuu (Azadirachta indica) · ru азадира́хта инди́йская (Azadirachta indica) · kn ಬೇವು (Azadirachta indica) · te వేప (Azadirachta indica) · si කොහොඹ (Azadirachta indica) · pt nim (Azadirachta indica) · sw mwarobaini (Azadirachta indica) · hi नीम (Azadirachta indica) · ha nim (Azadirachta indica)