bilingani

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān), ultimately from Sanskrit भण्टाकी (bhaṇṭākī).

Pronunciation
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Noun

bilingani (ma class, plural mabilingani)

  1. eggplant; aubergine (vegetable)

Derived terms

References
  • Baldi, Sergio (2009) “Swahili”, in Versteegh, Kees, editor, Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics, volume 4, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 383
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