brunġiel

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Maltese

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Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Dravidian *waẓVtVder.
    Sanskrit वातिङ्गण (vātiṅgaṇa)bor.
    Classical Persian بَاذِنْگَان (bāzingān)bor.
    Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān)
    Maltese brunġiel

    From Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān). The word shows a great variety of phonetic alterations among Arabic dialects. The same form as in Maltese appears to underly in Portuguese beringela.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    brunġiel m (collective, singulative brunġiela, paucal brunġiliet)

    1. eggplants, aubergines
    2. (figuratively) black eyes

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