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juta
Sanskrit · ancient
"matted hair, fiber"
literally "matted hair", describing the plant's fibrous strands
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jute
Bengali · medieval
"jute fiber"
the fiber crop widely cultivated in Bengal
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jute
English · 1700s-1800s
"a coarse plant fiber used for rope and sacking"
adopted through British colonial trade in Bengal
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