जीरक

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

Cognate with Persian زیره (zira),

Pronunciation

Noun

जीरक • (jīraka) stemm

  1. cumin

Descendants

  • Dardic:
    • Kashmiri: زیُرُ (zyuru)
  • Pali: jīraka
  • Prakrit: 𑀚𑀻𑀭𑀬 (jīraya)
    • Central:
      • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀚𑀻𑀭𑀕 (jīraga)
    • Eastern:
    • Northern:
      • Khasa Prakrit:
        • Central Pahari:
          • Kumaoni: जिरो (jiro)
        • Eastern Pahari:
          • Nepali: जिरो (jiro)
    • Northwestern:
      • Paisaci Prakrit:
        • Takka Apabhramsa:
        • Vracada Apabhramsa:
          • Sindhi: jīro|, jīrī
            Arabic script: جِيرو, جِيرِي
            Devanagari script: जीरो, जीरी
    • Southern:
    • Western:

Borrowed terms

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