𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭

Prakrit

Alternative forms

  • 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀯𑁂𑀭 (siṃgavera)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 (iñcivēr), from 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺 (iñci, ginger) + 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 (vēr, root).

Noun

𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 (siṃgivera) (Devanagari सिंगिवेर)

  1. ginger

Descendants

  • Middle Iranian:
    • Middle Persian: [script needed] (sngypyl /⁠singapēr ~ sangipēl⁠/)
      • Persian: شنگویر (šangevir), شنگویل (šangevil), شنگبیر (šangebir), شنگبیل (šangebil)
    • Sogdian: [script needed] (snkrpyl)
    • Aramaic: זַנְגְּבִילָא (zangəḇīlā) (see there for further descendants)
    • Old Armenian: սնգրուեղ (sngrueł)
      • Armenian: սնգրվեղ (sngrveġ)
    • Ancient Greek: ζιγγίβερῐς (zingíberis) (see there for further descendants)
  • Dhivehi: އިނގިރި (iⁿgiri, ginger), އިނގުރު (iⁿguru)
  • Pali: siṅgivera
  • Sanskrit: शृङ्गवेर (śṛṅgavera)
  • Shina: شِنٛگوٰر, śiŋo̍or (ginger)
    • Burushaski: شِݣݸر, śiŋór (ginger)
  • Sinhalese: ඉඟුරු (iⁿguru, ginger)

Further reading

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