zázvor
Czech
Etymology
Derived from Italian zenzero, from Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis), from Sanskrit शृङ्गवेर (śṛṅgavera).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈzaːzvor]
Declension
Slovak
Etymology
Derived from Italian zenzero, from Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis), from Sanskrit शृङ्गवेर (śṛṅgavera), from a Dravidian language, compare Tamil இஞ்சிவேர் (iñcivēr) from இஞ்சி (iñci, “ginger”) + வேர் (vēr, “root”), likely from Middle Chinese 薑 (kɨɐŋ) or Thai ขิง (kǐng). Doublet of ďumbier.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈzaːzvɔr]
Noun
zázvor m inan (genitive singular zázvoru, nominative plural zázvory, genitive plural zázvorov, declension pattern of dub)
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “zázvor”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
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