മുളക്
mulaku muḷakŭ /muɭɐɡɨ/
Meaning in English
black pepper, Piper nigrum.
noun · നാമം
Definition
Meaning and examples
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chili pepper, varieties of berry-fruit plants from the genus Capsicum cultivated for their pungency.
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black pepper, Piper nigrum.
Forms
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Etymology
Inherited from Proto-South Dravidian I *miḷVku. Cognate with Kannada ಮೆಣಸು (meṇasu, “pepper”) and Tamil மிளகு (miḷaku, “black pepper”). Originally referred to black pepper before undergoing a semantic shift to its current meaning, chillies being native to the Americas.