tenûr

Kurdish

Etymology

Cognate with English tandoor, both ultimately from Akkadian 𒋾𒂟 (tinūru), meaning (clay) oven. According to the Dehkhoda Dictionary, the Akkadian word consists of the parts tin meaning "mud" and nuro/nura meaning "fire" and is mentioned as early as in the Akkadian Epic of Gilgamesh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛˈnuːɾ/

tenûr

Noun

1. oven (chamber used for baking or heating)