Nelke

Mane (Îngilîzî)

1. (feminine) clove (aromatic flower buds of Syzygium aromaticum)
2. (feminine) carnation, pink (Dianthus caryophyllus) (named by analogy for its clove-like smell)

Hevwate

Gartennelke

Gewürznelke

Gewürznelkenbaum

Dianthus

Kaisernelke

Sommernelke

Werger

clavel

carnation

œillet

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garofano

anjer

anjelier

cravo

pink

karanfil

clove

chiodo di garofano

clou de girofle

قرنفل

γαριφαλιά

Zarava

Basel-Landschaft (de)

näägeli

Agahiyên ji hêla: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

[ˈnɛlkə]

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Ji Middle Low German hatiye wergirtin: nēgelke

Hevwate bi latînî: clāvulus

In summary

Borrowed from Middle Low German nēgelke(n) (“little spike, nail”), from Old Saxon nagal (“nail”). Doublet of Nägelchen and Nägelein (archaic).
Low German-looking forms are already found in Middle High German negelkīn alongside negelīn; the contraction is first attested in Central German Nelekin. The feminine form in -e is a backformation from the plural. The name is due to the typical form of cloves; compare Latin clāvulus (“clove”), from clāvus (“nail”), of which the German form may be a loan translation.