முருங்கை

Tamil

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mʊɾʊŋɡɐɪ̯/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

முருங்கை • (muruṅkai)

1. moringa, drumstick, horseradish tree

Descendants

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

References

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