Aquilaria

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Translingual

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Aquilaria sinensis

Etymology

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Ultimately from Dravidian,[1] probably Tamil அகில் (akil).[2] Related to English eaglewood, Sanskrit अगुरु (aguru).

Proper noun

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Aquilaria f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Thymelaeaceae – the source of agarwood.

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References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “agaru”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  2. ^ Shulman, David (2016) Tamil: A biography, Harvard University Press, pages 19-20:
    We have ahalim [in Hebrew], probably derived directly from Tamil akil rather than from Sanskrit aguru, itself a loan from the Tamil (Numbers 24.8; Proverbs 7.17; Song of Songs 4.14; Psalms 45.9--the latter two instances with the feminine plural form ahalot. Akil is, we think, native to South India, and it is thus not surprising that the word was borrowed by cultures that imported this plant.