gandum

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay gandum, from Persian گندم (gandom), from Middle Persian 𐫃𐫗𐫇𐫖 (gnwm /⁠gannum⁠/, “wheat”), (in book Pahlavi 𐭤𐭢 (H^g /⁠gan(d)um⁠/)), from Proto-Iranian, from possibly Semitic (compare Proto-Semitic *ḥnṭ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡan.dʊm]
• Hyphenation: gan‧dum

Noun

gandum (first-person possessive gandumku, second-person possessive gandummu, third-person possessive gandumnya)

1. wheat

   Synonym: terigu

Derived terms

• tepung gandum

Further reading

• “gandum” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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Malay

Etymology

From Persian گندم (gandom).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡan.dom/
• IPA^(key): /ɡan.dʊm/
• Rhymes: -dom, -om

Noun

gandum (Jawi spelling ݢندوم, plural gandum-gandum, informal 1st possessive gandumku, 2nd possessive gandummu, 3rd possessive gandumnya)

1. wheat

   Synonym: terigu

Derived terms

• tepung gandum

Descendants

• Indonesian: gandum

Further reading

• “gandum” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• "gandum" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.