बैंगन

See also: बैंगनी

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀇𑀁𑀕𑀡 (vāiṃgaṇa), from Sanskrit वातिङ्गण (vātiṅgaṇa), from Dravidian, ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *waẓVtV. Cognate with Malayalam വഴുതനങ്ങ (vaḻutanaṅṅa), English brinjal, aubergine.

Pronunciation

(Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /bɛːŋ.ɡən/, [bɛ̃ːŋ.ɡɐ̃n]

Noun

बैंगन • (baiṅgan) m (Urdu spelling بینگن)

eggplant, aubergine, brinjal

Declension

Declension of *बैंगन* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	बैंगन baiṅgan	बैंगन baiṅgan
oblique	बैंगन baiṅgan	बैंगनों baiṅganõ
vocative	बैंगन baiṅgan	बैंगनो baiṅgano

Derived terms

बैंगनी (baiṅgnī, “purple, aubergine”)

Descendants

→? Santali: ᱵᱮᱸᱜᱟᱲ (bẽgaṛ)