जीरक
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- ᬚᬷᬭᬓ (Balinese script)
- জীৰক (Assamese script)
- জীরক (Bengali script)
- 𑰕𑰱𑰨𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀚𑀻𑀭𑀓 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌜𑍀𑌰𑌕 (Grantha script)
- જીરક (Gujarati script)
- ਜੀਰਕ (Gurmukhi script)
- ꦗꦷꦫꦏ (Javanese script)
- ជីរក (Khmer script)
- ಜೀರಕ (Kannada script)
- ຊີຣກ (Lao script)
- ജീരക (Malayalam script)
- 𑘕𑘲𑘨𑘎 (Modi script)
- ᠽᢈᢈᠷᠠᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
- ᡯᡳᡳᡵᠠᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
- ဇီရက (Burmese script)
- 𑦵𑧓𑧈𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐖𑐷𑐬𑐎 (Newa script)
- ଜୀରକ (Oriya script)
- ꢙꢷꢬꢒ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆘𑆵𑆫𑆑 (Sharada script)
- 𑖕𑖱𑖨𑖎 (Siddham script)
- ජීරක (Sinhalese script)
- జీరక (Telugu script)
- ชีรก (Thai script)
- ཛཱི་ར་ཀ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒖𑒲𑒩𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
Etymology
Cognate with Persian زیره (zira),
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /d͡ʑiː.ɾɐ.kɐ/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʑiː.ɾɐ.kɐ/
Noun
जीरक • (jīraka) m
- cumin
Descendants
- Bengali: জিরা (jira)
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀚𑀻𑀭𑀕 (jīraga)
- Hindi: जीरा (jīrā)
- → English: jeera
- → Swahili: jira
- Hindi: जीरा (jīrā)
- Paisaci Prakrit:
- Punjabi:
- Gurmukhi: ਜੀਰਾ (jīrā)
- Shahmukhi: جيرا (jīrā)
- Punjabi:
- → Malayalam: ജീരകം (jīrakaṃ)
- → Tamil: ஜீரகம் (jīrakam)