adrak

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A form of adraki — ginger

OriginHindi अदरक ← Urdu اَدْرَک ← Prakrit *𑀆𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀅 →
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Meanings

nounadrak (plural adraks)

plural adraks

  1. IndiaalternativecookingAlternative form of adraki (“ginger”).

Origin

  1. Sanskritआर्द्रक“ginger”
  2. Prakrit*𑀆𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀅
  3. Urduاَدْرَک“ginger”
  4. Hindiअदरक
  5. Englishadrak

Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi अदरक (adrak) / Urdu اَدْرَک (adrak, “ginger”)), from Prakrit *𑀆𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀅 (*āddaa), in turn from Sanskrit आर्द्रक (ārdraka, “ginger”), ultimately from आर्द्र (ārdra, “wet”), as fresh ginger is wet.

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APA

adrak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adrak

MLA

“adrak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adrak. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adrak,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adrak.

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