इलायची
Hindi
Alternative forms
- ईलायची (īlāycī), इलाइची (ilāicī), इलाईची (ilāīcī)
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *ēlakāy, probably via Sauraseni Prakrit. Related to Sanskrit एलीका (elīkā), Persian هل (hel).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɪ.lɑːj.t͡ʃiː/, [ɪ.l̪äːj.t͡ʃiː]
Declension
Declension of इलायची (fem ī-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | इलायची ilāycī |
इलायचियाँ ilāyciyā̃ |
| oblique | इलायची ilāycī |
इलायचियों ilāyciyõ |
| vocative | इलायची ilāycī |
इलायचियो ilāyciyo |
Descendants
- → English: elaichi
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “इलायची”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “इलायची”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 107
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