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ginger
Forms
| the word | ഇഞ്ചി |
|---|---|
| of / belonging to | ഇഞ്ചിതൻ |
| to / for | ഇഞ്ചിക്ക് |
| as the object | ഇഞ്ചിയെ |
| in / at | ഇഞ്ചിയിൽ |
| with | ഇഞ്ചിയോടു |
| by / using | ഇഞ്ചിയാൽ |
| more than one | ഇഞ്ചികൾ |
Etymology
Cognates include Kodava ಇಂಜಿ (iñji), Tamil இஞ்சி (iñci), Arabic زَنْجَبِيل (zanjabīl) and English ginger. 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)).
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