वेलची

Marathi

Alternative forms

• इलाची (ilācī), इलायची (ilāycī), एलची (elcī), एलाची (elācī), विलायची (vilāycī)

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *ēlakāy.

Noun

वेलची • (velcī) f

1. cardamom

   Synonym: वेलदोडा (veldoḍā)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “वेलची”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “वेलची”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “वेलची”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).