qamħirrum
Maltese
Alternative forms
- qamħirrun
Etymology
From older Maltese qamħ ir-rum. Equivalent to qamħ (“wheat”) + ir-Rum (“the Romans”), literally “wheat of the Romans”
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔam.ħɪrˈruːm/
Noun
qamħirrum m (collective, singulative qamħirruma, paucal qamħirrumiet)
- maize, corn