ajwain

English

Alternative forms

• ajouan
• ajowan
• ajowain
• ajwan

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi अजवाइन (ajvāin).

Noun

ajwain (plural ajwains)

1. A plant in the family Apiaceae (), and its seed, which is used (especially in South Asian cooking) for its thyme-like flavor.

Synonyms

• bishop's weed
• carom

Translations

thyme-flavored seed

• Finnish: intiankumina (fi)
• Greek:

  Ancient: ἄμῐ n (ámi)

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• Hindi: अजवाइन (hi) (ajvāin), अजवायन (hi) m (ajvāyan)
• Persian: نغنخواد (nağanxwād), نانخواه (nānxwāh), اجوان (ajvān)
• Tamil: அசமடம் (ta) (acamaṭam)