Dravidian borrowing. IPA(key): /eːlɐm/ ஏலம் • (ēlam) cardamom plant ஏலக்காய் (ēlakkāy) University of Madras (1924–1936) “ஏலம்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]:...
surface analysis, ஏலம் (ēlam, “cardamom”) + காய் (kāy, “unripe fruit or seed”) IPA(key): /eːlɐkːaːj/ ஏலக்காய் • (ēlakkāy) cardamom seed ஏலம் (ēlam) University...
Inherited from Proto-South Dravidian *ēlV-. Cognate with Tamil ஏலம் (ēlam) and Malayalam ഏലം (ēlaṁ). IPA(key): /eːla/ ఏల • (ēla) ? (plural ఏలలు) The cardamom...
Proto-South Dravidian *ēlV-. Cognate with Kannada ಏಲಕ್ಕಿ (ēlakki), Tamil ஏலம் (ēlam), Telugu ఏల (ēla), Tulu ಏಲಕ್ಕಿ (ēlakki), Persian هل (hel), Sanskrit...
Dravidian, ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *ēla (“cardamom”). Compare also Tamil ஏலம் (ēlam), Malayalam ഏലം (ēlaṁ) and Telugu ఏల (ēla). (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɐj.lɑː/...
“cardamom”). Ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *ēla (“cardamom”). Compare also Tamil ஏலம் (ēlam), Telugu ఏల (ēla) and Malayalam ഏലം (ēlaṁ). IPA(key): [ili] Hyphenation:...