aubergine
French
noun
Definitions
- eggplant; aubergine.
- (historical) A French female traffic warden (from the colour of their uniforms; more recently pervenche (pervenche)).
Etymology
Borrowed from Catalan, Valencian albergínia derived from Arabic باذنجان, اَلْبَاذِنْجَان (eggplant) derived from Persian بادنگان derived from Sanskrit वातिगगम (eggplant, the plant that cures the wind).
Origin
Sanskrit
वातिगगम
Gloss
eggplant, the plant that cures the wind
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aubergine English
- auberginey English
- Aubergine German
- auberginefarben German
- aubergine Dutch, Flemish
- aubergine Swedish
- भण्डाकी Sanskrit
- वातिगगम Sanskrit
- باذنجان Arabic
- باذنجان, اَلْبَاذِنْجَان Arabic
- بَاذِنْجَان Arabic
- albergínia Catalan, Valencian
- بادنجان Persian
- بادنگان Persian
- aubèrginne Norman
- Aubergine Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch