English Explanatory Dictionary

brinjal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An aubergine or eggplant.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɹɪnd͡ʒəl/ /ˈbɹɪnd͡ʒɒl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-brinjal.wav

Word forms

brinjal brinjals bringal bringall bringaul brinjall brinjaul

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Dravidian *waẓVtVder. Sanskrit वातिङ्गण (vātiṅgaṇa)bor. Classical Persian بَاذِنْگَان (bāzingān)bor. Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān)bor. Old Galician-Portuguese berengenha Portuguese beringelabor. English brinjal Borrowed from Portuguese beringela, from Old Galician-Portuguese berengenha, borrowed from Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān), borrowed from Classical Persian بَاذِنْگَان (bāzingān), borrowed from Sanskrit वातिङ्गण (vātiṅgaṇa), from Proto-Dravidian *waẓVtV. Doublet of aubergine.

Synonyms

the list at eggplant

Related words

brown jolly
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