Malayalam Dictionary

ഉരുളക്കിഴങ്ങ്

urulakkizhangngu uruḷakkiḻaṅṅŭ /uɾuɭɐkːiɻɐŋːɨ̆/

noun · നാമം

The tuber of this plant.

  1. potato, Solanum tuberosum, a perennial plant in the nightshade family, known for its edible starchy tubers.

  2. The tuber of this plant.

Etymology

Compound of ഉരുള (uruḷa, “round object”) + കിഴങ്ങ് (kiḻaṅṅŭ, “tuber, root vegetable”). Cognate with Tamil உருளைக்கிழங்கு (uruḷaikkiḻaṅku).

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