kurma
English edit
Noun edit
kurma (countable and uncountable, plural kurmas)
- Alternative form of korma
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Brunei Malay edit
Etymology edit
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kurma
Hausa edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kurmā m or f (plural kurā̀mē, possessed form kurman)
- deaf person
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay kurma, from Persian خرما (xormâ, “date”), from Middle Persian 𐡕𐡌𐡓𐡉𐡍 (Tg, hwlmʾk', xormā, “date”), possibly from earlier *harmāw.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kurma (first-person possessive kurmaku, second-person possessive kurmamu, third-person possessive kurmanya)
- date, the fruit of the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, somewhat in the shape of an olive, containing a soft, sweet pulp and enclosing a hard kernel.
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References edit
- ^ Mohammad Khosh Haikal Azad (2018) “Historical Cultural Linkages between Iran and Southeast Asia: Entered Persian Vocabularies in the Malay Language”, in Journal of Cultural Relation (in Persian), pages 117-144
Further reading edit
- “kurma” 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.
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Persian خرما (xormâ, “date”), from Middle Persian 𐡕𐡌𐡓𐡉𐡍 (Tg, hwlmʾk', xormā, “date”), possibly from earlier *harmāw.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kurma (Jawi spelling کورما, plural kurma-kurma, informal 1st possessive kurmaku, 2nd possessive kurmamu, 3rd possessive kurmanya)
- date, the fruit of the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, somewhat in the shape of an olive, containing a soft, sweet pulp and enclosing a hard kernel.
- Synonym: tamar
Further reading edit
- “kurma” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- "kurma" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
Turkish edit
Noun edit
kurma (definite accusative kurmayı, plural kurmalar)
Declension edit
Further reading edit
- “kurma”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu