Amlaki
/ˈɑːm.lə.kiː/noun
Amla, or Indian gooseberry, a fruit of the tree Phyllanthus emblica used in South Asian food and traditional medicine.
Did you know?Amlaki is associated with the Ayurvedic rejuvenating preparation Chyawanprash, but the Sanskrit origin of its name is uncertain rather than demonstrably magical.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Sanskrit
Sanskrit
āmalakī
“The Indian gooseberry tree or its fruit.”
Classical Sanskrit
Sanskrit
āmalaka
“The emblic or Indian gooseberry, also called Phyllanthus emblica.”
Middle Indo-Aryan period
Prakrit
āmalaya/āmalā
“Regional Middle Indo-Aryan forms referring to the same fruit.”
Medieval to modern South Asia
Hindi and related languages
āmlā
“Amla, the Indian gooseberry.”
Modern English
English
amlaki
“A variant English transliteration of Sanskrit āmalakī, used for the fruit, tree, or Ayurvedic ingredient.”