બ્રિંજલ
Gujarati
noun
Definitions
- eggplant
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese beringela derived from Arabic بَاذِنْجَان 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
- brinjal English
- melanzana Italian
- berenjena Spanish, Castilian
- beringela Portuguese
- भण्टाकी Sanskrit
- भण्डाकी Sanskrit
- वातिगगम Sanskrit
- باذنجان Arabic
- باذنجان, اَلْبَاذِنْجَان Arabic
- بَاذِنْجَان Arabic
- بادنجان Persian
- بادنگان Persian
- باذنجان Persian
- bilingani Swahili
- μελιτζάνα gkm
- berendjena Ladino
- պատինճան Middle Armenian
- mulignana Neapolitan