𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭

Prakrit

Alternative forms

𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀯𑁂𑀭 (siṃgavera)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit शृङ्गवेर (śṛṅgavera) (influenced by शृङ्ग (śṛṅga, “horn”)), borrowed from a Dravidian language; compare Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺 (iñci) + 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 (vēr, “root”) (modern Tamil இஞ்சி (iñci, “ginger”) + வேர் (vēr, “root”)).

Cognate to Pali siṅgivera, Sinhalese ඉඟුරු (iⁿguru, “ginger”), Addu Dhivehi އިނގިރި‎ (iⁿgiri, “ginger”), Shina شِنٛگوٰر‎ (śiŋo̍or, “ginger”) (borrowed into Hunza-Nager Burushaski شِݣݸر (śiŋór, “ginger”)).

Noun

𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 (siṃgivera) (Devanagari सिंगिवेर)

ginger

Descendants

→ Middle Iranian:
- Middle Persian: [script needed] (sngypyl /singapēr ~ sangipēl/)
  - Persian: شنگویر‎ (šangevir), شنگویل‎ (šangevil), شنگبیر‎ (šangebir), شنگبیل‎ (šangebil)
- Sogdian: [script needed] (snkrpyl)
- → Aramaic:
  - Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: זַנְגְּבִילָא‎ (zangḇīlā, zangəḇīlā)
    - → Hebrew: זַנְגְּבִיל‎ (zangəḇī́l)
  - Classical Syriac: ܙܢܓܒܝܠ‎ (zangəḇīl) (see there for further descendants)
- → Old Armenian: սնգրուեղ (sngrueł)
  - Armenian: սնգրվեղ (sngrveł)
- → Ancient Greek: ζιγγίβερῐς (zingíberis) (see there for further descendants)