इलायची

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Hindi[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

ईलायची (īlāycī), इलाइची (ilāicī), इलाईची (ilāīcī)

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately from Proto-South Dravidian *ēlVkkāy, probably via Sauraseni Prakrit. Related to Sanskrit एलीका (elīkā), Persian (hel).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɪ.lɑːj.t͡ʃiː/, [ɪ.läːj.t͡ʃiː]

Noun[edit]

इलायची • (ilāycī) f (Urdu spelling الائچی)

cardamom, elaichi

Declension[edit]

Declension of इलायची (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	इलायची ilāycī	इलायचियाँ ilāyciyā̃
oblique	इलायची ilāycī	इलायचियों ilāyciyõ
vocative	इलायची ilāycī	इलायचियो ilāyciyo

Descendants[edit]

→ English: elaichi

References[edit]

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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