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अदरक

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit आर्द्रक (ārdraka, ginger) through Prakrit *𑀆𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀅 (*āddaa), from आर्द्र (ārdra, wet), as fresh ginger is wet. Doublet of आदा (ādā).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /əd̪.ɾək/, [ɐd̪.ɾɐk]
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Noun

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अदरक (adrakf (Urdu spelling ادرک)

  1. ginger
    Synonym: आदा (ādā)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Pashto: ادرک (adrak)
  • Persian: ادرک (adrak)
  • English: adraki

References

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  • Haughton, Graves C. (1833) “अदरक”, in A Dictionary, Bengálí and Sanskrit, Explained in English, and Adapted for Students of Either Language[1], London: J. L. Cox & Son, page 324

Marwari

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit आर्द्रक (ārdraka).

Noun

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अदरक (adrak?

  1. (green) ginger

References

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  • Bhanwar, Lal Suthar, Gahlot, Sukhveer Singh (1998) राजस्थानी-हिन्दी-अंग्रेजी कोश [rājasthānī-hindī-aṅgrejī koś, Rajasthani-Hindi-English Dictionary] (in Hindi), Jodhpur: Bharat Printers (Press), page 11