સલગમ

Gujarati

સલગમ (salgam, “turnip”)

Alternative forms

• શલગમ (śalgam)
• શલજમ (śaljam) — from Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شلغم (šalğam), from Middle Persian [script needed] (SLKʾ /⁠šalgam⁠/), possibly from Ancient Greek σικελικόν (sikelikón, literally “the Sicilian one”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈsəl.ɡəm/
• Rhymes: -əm

Noun

સલગમ • (salgam) n

1. turnip (Brassica rapa)

   Synonym: સફેદ સલગમ (saphed salgam)