Tarenna

See also: tarenna

Translingual

Etymology

Seemingly borrowed from Tamil தெரணி (teraṇi, “Tarenna asiatica”), with vowel metathesis and appendation of -a for producing grammatical gender. Compare Thai จันทนา (jan-tá-naa). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Tarenna f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Rubiaceae – the tarennas; certain flowering plants.

Descendants

  • → English: tarenna

References

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