ajwain

ajwain

English

Alternative forms

• ajouan
• ajowan
• ajowain
• ajwan

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi अजवाइन (ajvāin).

Noun

ajwain (plural ajwains)

1. A plant in the family Apiaceae (Trachyspermum ammi), and its seed, which is used (especially in South Asian cooking) for its thyme-like flavor.

Synonyms

• bishop's weed
• carom

Translations

thyme-flavored seed

Finnish: intiankumina (fi) Greek: Ancient Greek: ἄμῐ n (ámi)

Hindi: अजवाइन (hi) (ajvāin) Persian: نغنخواد‎ (nağanxwād), نانخواه‎ (nānxwāh), اجوان‎ (ajvān)