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==Translingual==
==Translingual==
[[File:HK_Aquilaria_sinensis.JPG|thumb|{{taxlink|Aquilaria sinensis|species|noshow=1}}]]
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===Etymology===
===Etymology===

Revision as of 22:22, 4 September 2022

Translingual

Aquilaria sinensis

Etymology

Ultimately from Dravidian,[1] probably Tamil அகில் (akil)[2] from Proto-Dravidian *agil (eagle-wood)[3] Related to English eaglewood, Sanskrit अगुरु (aguru).

Proper noun

Aquilaria f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Thymelaeaceae – the source of agarwood.

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “agaru”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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  3. ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “14”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 4.