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gember.

ginger (Zingiber officinale, a plant)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɣɛm.bər/
  1. ginger (Zingiber officinale, a plant)

    masculine · no-diminutive
  2. ginger (the root of Zingiber officinale used as spice)

    masculine · no-diminutive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺 (iñci) Proto-Dravidian *wēr Old Tamil 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 (vēr) Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 (iñcivēr)bor. Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 (siṃgivera)der. Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis)bor. Latin zingiberi Late Latin gingiberbor. Proto-West Germanic *gingiberō Old Dutch *gingibero Middle Dutch gingebare Dutch gember From Middle Dutch gingebare, from Old Dutch *gingibero, from Proto-West Germanic *gingiberō, from Late Latin gingiber, from Latin zingiber, from Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis), from Sauraseni Prakrit सिङ्गबेर (siṅgabera).

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