different between thorny vs guggul

English

Etymology

From Middle English thorny, þorny, þorni, from Old English þorni?, from Proto-West Germanic *þornag. Equivalent to thorn +? -y.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /????ni/
• (US) IPA^(key): /????ni/
• Rhymes: -??(?)ni

Adjective

thorny (comparative thornier, superlative thorniest)

1. having thorns or spines

   Synonyms: prickly, spiny

2. (figuratively) troublesome or vexatious
3. aloof and irritable

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• rhyton

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English þorni?, from Proto-West Germanic *þornag. Equivalent to thorn +? -y.

Alternative forms

• þorny, þorni, thornye, thornee

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???rni?/

Adjective

thorny

1. Having many thorns or spines; thorny.
2. (rare) Covered in thorny plants.
3. (rare) Having a shape like a thorn.

Descendants

• English: thorny
• Scots: thorny

References

• “thorn?, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-12.

Etymology 2

From thorn +? -en (“infinitival suffix”).

Verb

thorny

1. Alternative form of thornen

English

Noun

guggul (uncountable)

1. Commiphora wightii, a flowering plant most common in northern India, with thin papery bark and thorny branches; resin extracted from the plant, used in traditional medicine.
   • 2006, Sandeep Kumar, S. S. Suri, K. C. Sonie, K. G. Ramawat, Development of Biotechnology for Commiphora wightii: A Potent Source of Natural Hypolipidemic and Hypocholesterolemic Drug, P. S. Srivastava, Sheela Srivastava, Alka Narula (editors), Plant Biotechnology and Molecular Markers, page 132,

     In ancient times, guggul was used primarily as treatment for inflammatory conditions, including arthritis.

   • 2011, Rajarajeswari Sivalenka, Mangathayaru Putrevu, Chapter 15: Ayurvedic Ingredients in Cosmetics, Nava Dayan, Lambros Kromidas (editors), Formulating, Packaging, and Marketing of Natural Cosmetic Products, page 298,

     Guggul, the sticky gum resin from the Mukul myrrh tree, plays a major role in the traditional herbal medicine of India. The primary chemical constituents of guggul include phytosterols, gugulipids, and guggulsterones.

Derived terms

• guggulipid
• guggulsterone
• gum guggul

See also

• myrrh