cumin
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English comyn, from Old English cymen (which is cognate with Old High German kumin) and Old French cummin, both from Latin cuminum, from Ancient Greek κύμινον (kúminon), a Semitic borrowing ultimately to be traced to Akkadian 𒂵𒈬𒉡 (Ú.GAMUN /kamūnu/, “cumin”).[1][2][3]. Possibly related to caraway.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkjuːmɪn/, /ˈkʌmɪn/, enPR: kyo͞oʹmĭn, kŭmʹĭn
Audio (RP) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkumɪn/, /ˈkjumɪn/, /ˈkʌmɪn/, /ˈkʊmɪn/, enPR: ko͞oʹmĭn
- Rhymes: -ʌmɪn, -uːmɪn
Noun[edit]
cumin (usually uncountable, plural cumins)
- The flowering plant Cuminum cyminum, in the family Apiaceae.
- Cumin is native to the region from the eastern Mediterranean to India.
- Its aromatic long seed, used as a spice, notably in Indian, Middle Eastern, and Mexican cookery.
- Coordinate term: caraway
Translations[edit]
plant Cuminum cyminum
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its seed used as spice
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ “cumin” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- ^ “cumin” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.
- ^ Zimmern, Heinrich (1915) Akkadische Fremdwörter als Beweis für babylonischen Kultureinfluss (in German), Leipzig: A. Edelmann, page 57
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin cuminum, from Ancient Greek κύμινον (kúminon), itself of Semitic origin.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cumin m (plural cumins)
- The plant cumin
- Its seed, a spice
Further reading[edit]
- “cumin” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Romansch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (Vallader) cumün
Etymology[edit]
From Medieval Latin commūnia, neuter plural of Latin commūnis.
Noun[edit]
cumin m (plural cumins)
Synonyms[edit]
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Surmiran) vischnanca
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) vitg
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