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Meanings of pinda in English

A nutlike fruit from the plant Arachis hypogaea that grows on long stems under ground.

      Usage of pinda in English
      1
      Hence have the Pitris come to be called by the name of Pinda.
      The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
      2
      Pinda promised he would personally try to improve the situation.
      The Guardian
      3
      The daughter's son offers pindas to his own father and the father of his mother.
      The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 / Books 13...
      4
      Pinda added that he would push for a better co-ordinating system for investors in cotton farming.
      The Guardian
      5
      The Pinda that is offered to one's ancestors on earth that has been duly purchased becomes inexhaustible.
      The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 / Books 13...
      6
      According to Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda, it is set to be enacted before general elections in October 2015.
      Reuters
      7
      The merit acquired by the giver of the Pinda (to the Pitris) takes the form of the growth of his race.
      The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 / Books 13...