beetíngal

Phalura

Etymology

  • Borrowed from Iranian, ultimately from Sanskrit वातिङ्गण (vātiṅgaṇa, eggplant).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /beetíŋɡal/

    Noun

    beetíngal m (Perso-Arabic spelling بیتِنگل)

    1. tomato

    Declension

    Declension of beetíngal (a-decl)
    singular plural
    nominative beetíngal beetíngala
    oblique beetíngala beetíngalam

    References

    • Henrik Liljegren; Naseem Haider (2011), “beetíngal”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “vātiṅgaṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 761