𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺
Old Tamil edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle Chinese 薑 (kɨɐŋ) or Thai ขิง (kǐng). A wanderwort, compare Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kjaŋ (“ginger”), (q.v. for more); Proto-Vietic *s-gəːŋ ~ s-kəːŋ (“ginger”) (> Vietnamese gừng / gầng); Proto-Tai *χiːŋᴬ (“ginger”) (> Thai ขิง (kǐng), Lao ຂີງ (khīng), Shan ၶိင် (khǐng)).
Noun edit
𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺 (iñci)
Derived terms edit
- 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 (iñcivēr)
Descendants edit
- → Kodava: ಇಂಜಿ (iñji, “ginger”)
- → Kota (India): இஞ்ஜ் (iñj, “ginger”)
- Malayalam: ഇഞ്ചി (iñci)
- Tamil: இஞ்சி (iñci)
References edit
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “iñci”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.