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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish زنجبیل‏‎ (zencebil) (later Ottoman Turkish زنجفیل‏‎ (zencefil), modern Turkish zencefil), from Arabic زَنْجَبِيل (zanjabīl), from Middle Persian 𐭮𐭭𐭢𐭯𐭩𐭫 (sangipēl), from Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 (siṃgivera), 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀯𑁂𑀭 (siṃgavera), from Sanskrit शृङ्गवेर (śṛṅgavera), from Old Tamil இந்சி (iṅci, ginger) + வேர் (vēr, root) (modern Tamil இஞ்சி (iñci, ginger) + வேர் (vēr, root)).

Noun

đùmbīr m (Cyrillic spelling ђу̀мбӣр)

  1. ginger
    Synonym: đìnđer

Declension

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