tohum
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish تخم (tuhm, tohum), from Persian تخم (toxm), from Proto-Indo-European *tewk- (“germ, seed, sprout, offspring”).
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Noun edit
tohum (definite accusative tohumu, plural tohumlar)
- seed (fertilized grain)
- tohum zarı ― pericarp
- (figurative) origin
- (cytology) spermatozoon