beetíngal

Phalura

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Dravidian *waẓVtVder.
    Sanskrit वातिङ्गण (vātiṅgaṇa)der.
    Phalura beetíngal

    Borrowed from Iranian, ultimately from Sanskrit वातिङ्गण (vātiṅgaṇa, “eggplant”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /beetíŋɡal/

    Noun

    beetíngal m (Perso-Arabic spelling بیتِنگل)

    1. tomato

    Declension

    Declension of beetíngal (a-decl)
    singular plural
    nominative beetíngal beetíngala
    oblique beetíngala beetíngalam

    References

    • Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “beetíngal”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vātiṅgaṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 761
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