zingibro

Esperanto

Zingibro

Etymology

Etymology tree

Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺 (iñci)

Proto-Dravidian *wēr

Old Tamil 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 (vēr)

Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 (iñcivēr)bor.

Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 (siṃgivera)der.

Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis)bor.

Latin zingiberider.

Esperanto zingibro

From Latin zingiberī, from Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 (siṃgivera), ultimately from Sanskrit शृङ्गवेर (śṛṅgavera).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zinˈɡibro/

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• Rhymes: -ibro
• Syllabification: zin‧gi‧bro

Noun

zingibro (accusative singular zingibron, plural zingibroj, accusative plural zingibrojn)

1. ginger

Related terms

• zingibrobiero
• zingibropano

Further reading

• “zingibro”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “zingibro”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026