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Where does “narghilé” come from?

narghilé (French) comes from Turkish nargile, from Persian نارگیله, from Persian نارگیل, from Middle Persian anārgēl, from Sanskrit नारिकेल — coconut; the coconut tree.

narghilé (French): Alternative spelling of narguilé

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of narguilé

Ancestry of “narghilé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishnargilehookah
2Persianنارگیلهnarghile, hookah
3Persianنارگیلcoconut
4Middle Persiananārgēl—
5Sanskritनारिकेलcoconut; the coconut tree

Words derived from “narghilé”

  • narghile
  • nargile
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