முள்ளங்கிழங்கு

Tamil

Etymology

முள் (muḷ, “thorn”) +‎ கிழங்கு (kiḻaṅku, “edible bulbous root”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /muɭːaŋɡiɻaŋɡu/, [muɭːɐŋɡiɻɐŋɡɯ]

Noun

முள்ளங்கிழங்கு • (muḷḷaṅkiḻaṅku)

thorny yam, Dioscorea tomentosa

References

University of Madras (1924–1936), “முள்ளங்கிழங்கு”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press

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