zingiberi

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis), from Sauraseni Prakrit सिङ्गबेर (siṅgabera), from Sanskrit शृङ्गवेर (śṛṅgavera) (influenced by शृङ्ग (śṛṅgá, “horn”)), from Old Tamil [script needed] (iṅci, “ginger”) + [script needed] (vēr, “root”) (modern Tamil இஞ்சி (iñci, “ginger”) + வேர் (vēr, “root”)).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /zinˈɡi.be.riː/, [zɪŋˈɡɪ.bɛ.riː]

Noun

zingiberī n (indeclinable)

  1. ginger

Inflection

Indeclinable

Synonyms

Descendants

References
  • zingiberi in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • zingiberi in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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