orange
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English, now
orange
Sanskrit: orange tree
नारङ्ग
Reconstructed
Reconstructed. We do not have a recording.
The fruit had a name before English did.
English says orange. The tree had an older name.
Hear the Sanskrit. Then look at the letters.
Look in a fruit bowl or on a market stall. The colour is named after the fruit, not the other way around.
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