Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

emblic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: em-blic
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fruit of Emblica officinalis (now Phyllanthus emblica, the Indian gooseberry, once used as a remedy against dysentery)

Etymology

From Medieval Latin emblicus, from Arabic أَمْلَج (ʔamlaj), from Sanskrit आमलक (āmalaka). Doublet of amla.

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: emblicus, أَمْلَج, आमलक

Inflected Forms

emblics (plural)

Phrases

emblic myrobalan

Synonyms

amla Indian gooseberry

Questions

What does emblic mean?: The fruit of Emblica officinalis (now Phyllanthus emblica, the Indian gooseberry, once used as a remedy against dysentery)
Where does emblic come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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