𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭

Prakrit

Alternative forms

  • 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀯𑁂𑀭 (siṃgavera)

Etymology

    Borrowed from Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 (iñcivēr), from 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺 (iñci, “ginger”) +‎ 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 (vēr, “root”).

    Noun

    𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 (siṃgivera) (Devanagari सिंगिवेर)

    1. ginger

    Descendants

    • → Middle Iranian:
      • Middle Persian: [script needed] (sngypyl /⁠singapēr ~ sangipēl⁠/)
        • Persian: شنگویر (šangevir), شنگویل (šangevil), شنگبیر (šangebir), شنگبیل (šangebil)
      • Sogdian: [script needed] (snkrpyl)
      • → Aramaic: זַנְגְּבִילָא (zangəḇīlā) (see there for further descendants)
      • → Old Armenian: սնգրուեղ (sngrueł)
        • Armenian: սնգրվեղ (sngrveġ)
      • → Ancient Greek: ζιγγίβερῐς (zingíberĭs) (see there for further descendants)
    • → Dhivehi: އިނގިރި (iⁿgiri, “ginger”), އިނގުރު (iⁿguru)
    • → Pali: siṅgivera
    • →⇒ Sanskrit: शृङ्गवेर (śṛṅgavera)
    • → Shina: شِنٛگوٰر, śiŋo̍or (“ginger”)
      • → Burushaski: شِݣݸر, śiŋór (“ginger”)
    • → Sinhalese: ඉඟුරු (iⁿguru, “ginger”)

    Further reading

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