riz

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

riz

from Old French ris, derived from Italian riso, derived from Latin oryza, derived from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα óruza, derived from Old Persian. Compare Sanskrit व्रीहि, vrīhí, Tamil அரிசி, arici. According to Alain Daniélou, the Ancient Greek word would have come directly from the Tamil word, having passed through the Middle East.

Definitions

botanique

Hyperonyms

Translations

  • germangerman:Reis
  • englishenglish:rice
  • arabicarabic:أرز
  • chinesechinese:米饭
  • koreankorean:
  • danishdanish:ris
  • spanishspanish:arroz
  • finnishfinnish:riisi
  • greekgreek:ρύζι
  • italianitalian:riso
  • japanesejapanese:
  • dutchdutch:rijst
  • polishpolish:ryż
  • portugueseportuguese:arroz
  • russianrussian:рис
  • swedishswedish:risgryn

See also

rizière (cn.)