tomaní

Catalan

Alternative forms

• tomanyí (Empordà)

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *tumānīnus, diminutive of Vulgar Latin *tumānia, *thȳmānea, from thȳmiāma (“incense”), borrowing of Ancient Greek θυμίαμα (thumíama).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [tu.məˈni]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [to.məˈni]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [to.maˈni]

Noun

tomaní m (plural tomanins)

1. Spanish lavender (Lavandula stoechas)

   Synonym: caps d'ase

Related terms

• timó

Further reading

• “tomaní” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.