𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺

Old Tamil

Etymology

A Wanderwort, compare Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kjaŋ (“ginger”), see there for more; Proto-Vietic *s-gəːŋ ~ s-kəːŋ (“ginger”) (> Vietnamese gừng / gầng); Proto-Tai *χiːŋᴬ (“ginger”) (> Thai ขิง (kǐng), Lao ຂີງ (khīng), Shan ၶိင် (khǐng)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʲɪɲdʒɪˑ/

Noun

𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺 (iñci)

1. ginger

Derived terms

• 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 (iñcivēr)

Descendants

• Malayalam: ഇഞ്ചി (iñci)
• Tamil: இஞ்சி (iñci)
• → Badaga: ಇಂಜಿ (iñji), ಇಂಗು (iṅgu), இஞ்சி, இங்கு
• → Kodava: ಇಂಜಿ (iñji)
• → Kota (India): இஞ்ஜ் (iñj)

References

• Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “iñci”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.