adraki

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noun

ginger

OriginHindi अदरकी ← Urdu اَدْرَکِی ← Prakrit *𑀆𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀅 →
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Meanings

nounadraki (plural adrakis)

plural adrakis · alternative adrak

  1. Indiacookingginger

Origin

  1. Sanskritआर्द्रक“ginger”
  2. Prakrit*𑀆𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀅
  3. Urduاَدْرَکِی
  4. Hindiअदरकी
  5. Englishadraki

Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi अदरकी (adarkī) / Urdu اَدْرَکِی (adrakī)), from अदरक (adrak, “ginger”) + -ई (-ī) / اَدْرَک (adrak, “ginger”) + ـِی (-ī), from Prakrit *𑀆𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀅 (*āddaa), in turn from Sanskrit आर्द्रक (ārdraka, “ginger”), ultimately from आर्द्र (ārdra, “wet”), as fresh ginger is wet. By surface analysis, adrak + -i.

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APA

adraki. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adraki

MLA

“adraki.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adraki. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adraki,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adraki.

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