brinjal

/ˈbɹɪnd͡ʒəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.84 in modern English

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noun

Etymology tree Proto-Dravidian *waẓVtVder. Sanskrit वातिङ्गण (vātiṅgaṇa)bor. Classical Persian بَاذِنْگَان (bāzingān)bor. Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān)bor. Old Galician-Portuguese berengenha Portuguese beringelabor. English brinjal Borrowed from 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. Doublet of aubergine, malidzano, and melongene.

brinjals (plural) bringal (alternative) bringall (alternative) bringaul (alternative) brinjall (alternative) brinjaul (alternative)

brown jolly

brown jolly

the list at eggplant eggplant aubergine eggplant bush garden egg mad apple solanum melongena

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How do you pronounce brinjal?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɹɪnd͡ʒəl/.

What does brinjal mean?

An aubergine or eggplant.

Where does brinjal come from?

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