𑀮𑀯𑀁𑀕

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Prakrit

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Sanskrit लवङ्ग (lavaṅga, clove), borrowed from Malayo-Polynesian.

    Noun

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    𑀮𑀯𑀁𑀕 (lavaṃgam (Devanagari लवंग) [1][2]

    1. clove, Syzygium aromaticum

    Descendants

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    References

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    1. ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “लवंग”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
    2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “lavaṅga”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 637