brunġiel

Maltese

Alternative forms

• brinġiel

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Dravidian *waẓVtVder.

Sanskrit वातिङ्गण (vātiṅgaṇa)bor.

Classical Persian بَاذِنْگَان (bāzingān)bor.

Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān)

Maltese brunġiel

From Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān). The word shows a great variety of phonetic alterations among Arabic dialects. The same form as in Maltese appears to underly in Portuguese beringela.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brunˈd͡ʒɪːl/

Noun

brunġiel m (collective, singulative brunġiela, paucal brunġiliet)

1. eggplants, aubergines
2. (figuratively) black eyes

Derived terms

• benġel
• brunġiela
• brunġieli