ولایتی بینگن
Urdu edit
Etymology edit
From وِلایَتی (vilāyatī, “foreign”) and بَین٘گَن (baiṅgan, “eggplant, aubergine”). Cognate with Bengali বিলাতী বেগুন (bilatī begun). Compare with Persian گُوْجِهفَرَنْگی (gowje-farangi, “European plum”) and Dari بادِنْجانِ رومِی (bādinjān-e rōmī, “Roman aubergine”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ʋɪ.lɑː.jə.t̪iː bɛːŋ.ɡən/
Noun edit
وِلایَتی بَین٘گَن • (vilāyatī baiṅgan) m (Hindi spelling विलायती बैंगन)
- tomato, love apple
- Synonym: ٹَماٹَر (ṭamāṭar)