इलायची

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • ईलायची (īlāycī), इलाइची (ilāicī), इलाईची (ilāīcī)

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-South Dravidian *ēlVkkāy, probably via Sauraseni Prakrit. Related to Sanskrit एलीका (elīkā), Persian هل (hel).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɪ.lɑːj.t͡ʃiː/, [ɪ.läːj.t͡ʃiː]

Noun

इलायची • (ilāycī) f (Urdu spelling الائچی)

  1. cardamom, elaichi

Declension

Declension of इलायची (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct इलायची
ilāycī 		इलायचियाँ
ilāyciyā̃
oblique इलायची
ilāycī 		इलायचियों
ilāyciyõ
vocative इलायची
ilāycī 		इलायचियो
ilāyciyo

Descendants

  • → English: elaichi

References

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