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elaichi

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Bangladesh/ɪ.lɑːj.t͡ʃiː/

elaichi noun: cardamom.

elaichi: cardamom
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Noun

elaichi (countable and uncountable, plural elaichis)

  1. (Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, South-Asia) cardamom

Forms of elaichi

pluralelaichis
alternative formelachi
alternative formilaichi

Origin of elaichi

Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi इलायची (ilāycī) / Urdu اِلائِچی (ilāicī)), from Middle Hindi, from Old Hindi, from Sauraseni Prakrit, from Prakrit, ultimately from Proto-South Dravidian *ēlVkkāy. Related to Sanskrit एलीका (elīkā), Classical Persian هیل (hēl).

Words that rhyme with elaichi

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Questions about elaichi

What does elaichi mean?
Elaichi means cardamom.
What part of speech is elaichi?
Elaichi is a noun.
How do you pronounce elaichi?
Elaichi is pronounced /ɪ.lɑːj.t͡ʃiː/ (Bangladesh).
What is the plural of elaichi?
The plural of elaichi is elaichis.

Words near elaichi in the dictionary

  1. Elagabal
  2. Elagabalus
  3. elagolix
  4. Elahi
  5. Elahis
  6. elaichi
  7. elaichis
  8. elaidamide
  9. elaidate
  10. elaidates
  11. elaidic

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