अदरक
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit आर्द्रक (ārdraka, “ginger”) through Prakrit *𑀆𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀅 (*āddaa), from आर्द्र (ārdra, “wet”), as fresh ginger is wet. Doublet of आदा (ādā).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
अदरक • (adrak) f (Urdu spelling ادرک)
Declension edit
Declension of अदरक (fem cons-stem)
Descendants edit
References edit
- Haughton, Graves C. (1833) “अदरक”, in A Dictionary, Bengálí and Sanskrit, Explained in English, and Adapted for Students of Either Language[1], London: J. L. Cox & Son, page 324
Rajasthani edit
Alternative forms edit
- अदरख (adrakh)
Etymology edit
From Sanskrit आर्द्रक (ārdraka).
Noun edit
अदरक (adrak) ?
- (green) ginger
References edit
- Bhanwar Lal Suthar and Sukhveer Singh Gahlot (1998), Rajasthani-Hindi-English Dictionary, page 11. Jodhpur: Bharat Printers (Press).