കിഴങ്ങ്

Malayalam

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kiẓank- (“tuber”). Cognate with Tulu കെരെംഗു് (kereṅgŭ), Kannada ಗೆಣಸು (geṇasu) and Tamil கிழங்கு (kiḻaṅku).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kiɻɐŋːɨ̆/

Noun

കിഴങ്ങ് • (kiḻaṅṅŭ)

Various tubers. Clockwise from top left: A Hem root, a Dragon lily tuber, a Day lily tuber and an American groundnut tuber.
  1. tuber, the fleshy, thickened underground stem of a plant, usually containing stored starch
  2. root vegetable

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