नवनीतम्
navanītam
The Sanskrit word for butter is नवनीतम् (navanītam).
The term नवनीतम् refers to the soft foodstuff made from milk. The word घृत is used to refer to clarified butter or ghee.
Meaning: soft foodstuff made from milk (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
navanītam
Did you know?
- The deity Krishna is famously called 'the butter thief' because he would steal नवनीतम् from the pots of the gopis in Vrindavan.
- The term नवनीतम् is frequently used in Sanskrit poetry as a metaphor for something that is incredibly soft, smooth, or even a person's gentle temperament.
Examples in context
- घृतं पाके योजयामि।I am adding butter to the dish.
- घृतेन पच्यते।It is cooked with butter.
- बालकः नवनीतम् खादति।bālakaḥ navanītam khādati.The boy eats butter.
- मम माता नवनीतम् आनयति।mama mātā navanītam ānayati.My mother brings butter.
- इदं नवनीतम् अतीव मधुरम् अस्ति।idaṃ navanītam atīva madhuram asti.This butter is very sweet.
Example conversation
Ananya and Aditya are having breakfast together.
- आदित्य Adityaअनन्ये, किमत्र नवनीतम् अस्ति?Ananye, kimatra navanītam asti?Ananya, is there butter here?
- अनन्या Ananyaआम्, तत्र पश्य।ām, tatra paśya.Yes, look there.
- आदित्य Adityaनवनीतम् अति मधुरम् अस्ति।navanītam ati madhuram asti.The butter is very sweet.
- अनन्या Ananyaसत्यम्, आदित्य!satyam, Āditya!True, Aditya!
