See also: curmá

Romanian

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Etymology

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Unknown. Possibly a substratum word (compare Albanian kurmue) or from Ancient Greek (cf. κορμός (kormós, trunk)). Less likely from a Vulgar Latin *corrimāre.

Verb

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a curma (third-person singular present curmează, past participle curmat) 1st conj.

  1. to stop (abruptly), interrupt, end, break off, cut off, cease

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Sardinian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Punic. Compare Arabic حَرْمَل (ḥarmal, harmal).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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curma f (plural curmas)

  1. (botany) fringed rue (Ruta chalepensis)
    Synonym: arruda

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  1. ^ Putzu, Ignazio (2012) “La posizione linguistica del sardo nel contesto mediterraneo”, in Cornelia Stroh, editor, Neues aus der Bremer Linguistikwerkstatt: aktuelle Themen und Projekte (Diversitas Linguarum; 31), Universitätsverlag Dr. N. Brockmeyer, pages 175–206.

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