முருங்கை

Tamil edit

Etymology edit

Cognate with Malayalam മുരിങ്ങ (muriṅṅa) This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /mʊɾʊŋɡɐɪ̯/
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Noun edit

முருங்கை • (muruṅkai)

moringa, drumstick, horseradish tree

Descendants edit

→ Dhivehi: މުރަނގަ (muraⁿga)
→ English: moringa
→ Malay: merunggai
- → Cebuano: kamunggay
- Indonesian: merunggai
- → Tagalog: malunggay
  - → English: malunggay
→ Sinhalese: මුරුංගා (muruṁgā)

References edit

University of Madras (1924–1936) “முருங்கை”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press

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