English
Jeseri
Jeseri comes from Malayalam ജസരി ‘islander’, and goes back to Arabic جَزِيرَة.
- Arabicc. 500–presentجَزِيرَةjazīra‘island’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentجَزَرِيّjazariyy‘islander’
- Malayalammodernജസരിjasari‘islander’
- EnglishtodayJeseri
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentجَزِيرَةjazīra‘island’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentجَزَرِيّjazariyy‘islander’
- Malayalammodernജസരിjasari‘islander’
- EnglishtodayJeseri
Every English word from Arabic جَزِيرَة
Today it means
noun A dialect of Malayalam spoken in the union territory of Lakshadweep in India.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic جَزِيرَة / Jeseri