cumin
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 (Southern England) (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
- 1940, Rosetta E. Clarkson, Green Enchantments: The Magic Spell of Gardens, The Macmillan Company, page 269:
- Cumin was often an ingredient of such love potions since it produced the effect of retention in whoever ate it.
Derived terms edit
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, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- ^ Zimmern, Heinrich (1915) Akkadische Fremdwörter als Beweis für babylonischen Kultureinfluss (in German), Leipzig: A. Edelmann, page 57
Anagrams edit
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 [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romansch edit
Alternative forms edit
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