ചക്കര

Malayalam

Alternative forms

ശർക്കര (śaṟkkara)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शर्करा (śarkarā).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɐkkɐɾɐ/

Noun

ചക്കര • (cakkara)

palm sugar; jaggery
Synonyms: കരിപ്പെട്ടി (karippeṭṭi), വെല്ലം (vellaṁ), ഗുളം (guḷaṁ)

Descendants

→ Portuguese: jágara, jacre, jagra, jagre, xágara
- → English: jaggery, jaggary, jagghery, jaggory, jaggry, jagra
  - → French: jagré
  - → Japanese: ジャガリー (jagarī), ジャッガリー (jaggarī)
  - → Scottish Gaelic: seagaraidh

References

Gundert, Hermann (1872) “ചക്കര”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.

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