వంకాయ

Telugu

Etymology

From వంగ (vaṅga) +‎ కాయ (kāya).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋaŋkaːja/

Noun

వంకాయ • (vaṅkāya) ? (plural వంకాయలు)

  1. the vegetable called a brinjal, aubergine, or eggplant - Solanum melongena
    కొన్నది వంకాయ, కొసరినది గుమ్మడికాయ
    konnadi vaṅkāya, kosarinadi gummaḍikāya
    What he bought was a brinjal, what he got to boot was a gourd.

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