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elaichi

/ɪ.lɑːj.t͡ʃiː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
elaichi
IPA
/ɪ.lɑːj.t͡ʃiː/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

cardamom

Indian usage; Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi इलायची (ilāycī) / Urdu اِلائِچی (ilāicī)), from Middle Hindi, from Old Hindi, from Sauraseni Prakrit, from Prakrit, ultimately from Proto-South Dravidian *ēlVkkāy. Related to Sanskrit एलीका (elīkā), Classical Persian هیل (hēl).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: इलायची, اِلائِچی, -, *ēlV-

Usage

Inflected Forms

elaichis (plural) elachi (alternative) ilaichi (alternative)

Rhymes With

the be he we me she see three free -free big three de

Questions

How do you pronounce elaichi?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪ.lɑːj.t͡ʃiː/.
What does elaichi mean?
cardamom
Where does elaichi come from?
It is traced to Hindi.

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