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ganjika
Sanskrit · ancient
"cannabis plant"
an early name for the cannabis plant
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ganja
Hindi · medieval
"cannabis"
kept as the common name for the plant and its dried flowers
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ganja
English · 1800s
"marijuana"
adopted through British colonial contact in India and later Jamaican usage
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