ഇഞ്ചി
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Ginger sprout
See also: ഇഞ്ച്
Malayalam
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)).
Pronunciation
Noun
ഇഞ്ചി • (iñci)
Declension
| Declension of ഇഞ്ചി | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | ഇഞ്ചി (iñci) | ഇഞ്ചികൾ (iñcikaḷ) |
| Vocative | ഇഞ്ചീ (iñcī) | ഇഞ്ചികളേ (iñcikaḷē) |
| Accusative | ഇഞ്ചിയെ (iñciye) | ഇഞ്ചികളെ (iñcikaḷe) |
| Dative | ഇഞ്ചിയ്ക്ക് (iñciykkŭ) | ഇഞ്ചികൾക്ക് (iñcikaḷkkŭ) |
| Genitive | ഇഞ്ചിയുടെ (iñciyuṭe) | ഇഞ്ചികളുടെ (iñcikaḷuṭe) |
| Locative | ഇഞ്ചിയിൽ (iñciyil) | ഇഞ്ചികളിൽ (iñcikaḷil) |
| Sociative | ഇഞ്ചിയോട് (iñciyōṭŭ) | ഇഞ്ചികളോട് (iñcikaḷōṭŭ) |
| Instrumental | ഇഞ്ചിയാൽ (iñciyāl) | ഇഞ്ചികളാൽ (iñcikaḷāl) |
Derived terms
- ഇഞ്ചിക്കറി (iñcikkaṟi)
- ഇഞ്ചിത്തൈര് (iñcittairŭ)
- ഇഞ്ചിപ്പുല്ല് (iñcippullŭ)
- മാങ്ങായിഞ്ചി (māṅṅāyiñci)
References
- Gundert, Hermann (1872) “ഇഞ്ചി”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
- Warrier, M. I. (2008) “ഇഞ്ചി”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “iñci”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- https://dict.sayahna.org/stv/36841/