Where does “nargile” come from?
nargile (English) comes from English narghile, from French narghilé, from Turkish nargile, from Persian نارگیله, from Persian نارگیل, from Middle Persian anārgēl, from Sanskrit नारिकेल — coconut; the coconut tree.
nargile (English): Alternative form of narghile
Definitions
- Alternative form of narghile
Ancestry of “nargile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | narghile | A large Oriental tobacco pipe wherein the smoke... |
| 2 | French | narghilé | Alternative spelling of narguilé |
| 3 | Turkish | nargile | hookah |
| 4 | Persian | نارگیله | narghile, hookah |
| 5 | Persian | نارگیل | coconut |
| 6 | Middle Persian | anārgēl | — |
| 7 | Sanskrit | नारिकेल | coconut; the coconut tree |