अदरक

Hindi

Etymology

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

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /əd̪.ɾək/, [ɐd̪.ɾɐk]

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Noun

अदरक • (adrak) f (Urdu spelling ادرک)

1. ginger

   Synonym: आदा (ādā)

Declension

Declension of अदरक (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अदरक adrak	अदरकें adrakẽ
oblique	अदरक adrak	अदरकों adrakõ
vocative	अदरक adrak	अदरको adrako

Descendants

• → Pashto: ادرک (adrak)
• → Persian: ادرک (adrak)
• → English: adraki

References

• 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

Alternative forms

• अदरख (adrakh)

Etymology

From Sanskrit आर्द्रक (ārdraka).

Noun

अदरक (adrak) ?

1. (green) ginger

References

• Bhanwar Lal Suthar and Sukhveer Singh Gahlot (1998), Rajasthani-Hindi-English Dictionary, page 11. Jodhpur: Bharat Printers (Press).