cumin
English
Etymology
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
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkjuːmɪn/, /ˈkʌmɪn/, enPR: kyo͞oʹmĭn, kŭmʹĭn
Audio (RP) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkumɪn/, /ˈkjumɪn/, /ˈkʌmɪn/, /ˈkʊmɪn/, enPR: ko͞oʹmĭn
- Rhymes: -ʌmɪn, -uːmɪn
Noun
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
Derived terms
- black cumin
- Persian cumin
Translations
plant Cuminum cyminum
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its seed used as spice
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See also
- ground
References
- “cumin”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- “cumin”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
- Zimmern, Heinrich (1915) Akkadische Fremdwörter als Beweis für babylonischen Kultureinfluss (in German), Leipzig: A. Edelmann, page 57
Anagrams
- Numic, mucin
French
Etymology
From Latin cuminum, from Ancient Greek κύμινον (kúminon), itself of Semitic origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ky.mɛ̃/
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Noun
cumin m (plural cumins)
- the plant cumin
- Its seed, a spice
Further reading
- “cumin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romansch
Alternative forms
- (Vallader) cumün
Etymology
From Medieval Latin commūnia, neuter plural of Latin commūnis.
Noun
cumin m (plural cumins)
- (Rumantsch Grischun) village
Synonyms
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Surmiran) vischnanca
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) vitg