Etymology

From Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις ‎(zingíberis), from Sauraseni Prakrit सिङ्गबेर ‎(siṅgabera), from Sanskrit शृङ्गवेर ‎(śṛṅgavera) (influenced by शृङ्गं ‎(śṛṅgaṃ, “horn”)), from Old Tamil [script needed] ‎(iṅci, “ginger”) + [script needed] ‎(vēr, “root”) (modern Tamil இஞ்சி ‎(iñci, “ginger”) + வேர் ‎(vēr, “root”)).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /zinˈɡi.be.riː/