ولایتی بینگن
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Urdu
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From وِلایَتی (vilāyatī, “foreign”) and بَین٘گَن (baiṅgan, “eggplant, aubergine”). Cognate with Bengali বিলাতী বেগুন (bilatī begun). Compare with Persian گُوْجِهفَرَنْگی (gowje-farangi, “European plum”) and Dari بادِنْجانِ رومِی (bādinjān-e rōmī, “Roman aubergine”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ʋɪ.lɑː.jə.t̪iː bɛːŋ.ɡən/
Noun
[edit]وِلایَتی بَین٘گَن • (vilāyatī baiṅgan) m (Hindi spelling विलायती बैंगन)
- tomato, love apple
- Synonym: ٹَماٹَر (ṭamāṭar)