ചീര

Malayalam

Pronunciation

  • കീര (kīra)

Etymology

Cognate with Tamil கீரை (kīrai).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃiːɾɐ/

Noun

ചീര • (cīra)

  1. spinach, Spinacia oleracea, an edible plant whose leaves are used as a vegetable.

Derived terms

References

  • Gundert, Hermann (1872), “ചീര”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
  • Warrier, M. I. (2008), “ചീര”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
  • Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “kīrai”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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