Bërinschela

Hunsrik

Etymology

  • Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese beringela, from Old Galician-Portuguese berengenha, borrowed from Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān), borrowed from Classical Persian بَاذِنْگَان (bāzingān), borrowed from Sanskrit वातिङ्गण (vātiṅgaṇa), from Proto-Dravidian *waẓVtV.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /perinˈʃeːla/
    • Rhymes: -eːla
    • Syllabification: Bë‧rin‧sche‧la

    Noun

    Bërinschela f (plural Bërinschelas)

    1. eggplant

    References

    • Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Bërinschela”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 22, column 2