giligilani
Swahili
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Arabic جِلْجِلَان (jiljilān).[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgiligilani (n class, plural giligilani)
- coriander seed
- 2022 November 4, “Giligilani: Kwanini Kiungo hiki ni muhimu sana kwenye chakula cha Kihindi?”, in BBC News Swahili[1]:
- Kiungo maarufu katika sehemu nyingi za dunia, giligilani ni shujaa asiyejulikana wa vyakula vya Kihindi.
- A popular spice in many parts of the world, coriander is the unsung hero of Indian cuisine.
Derived terms
edit- mgiligilani (“coriander plant”)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 59 Nr. 494