इलायची

Hindi

Alternative forms

• ईलायची (īlāycī), इलाइची (ilāicī), इलाईची (ilāīcī)

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-South Dravidian *ēlVkkāy, probably via Sauraseni Prakrit. Related to Sanskrit एलीका (elīkā), Persian هل (hel).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɪ.lɑːj.t͡ʃiː/, [ɪ.läːj.t͡ʃiː]

Noun

इलायची • (ilāycī) f (Urdu spelling الائچی)

1. cardamom, elaichi

Declension

Declension of इलायची (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	इलायची ilāycī	इलायचियाँ ilāyciyā̃
oblique	इलायची ilāycī	इलायचियों ilāyciyõ
vocative	इलायची ilāycī	इलायचियो ilāyciyo

Descendants

• → English: elaichi

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “इलायची”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “इलायची”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 107