כרכום
Hebrew
Etymology 1
| Root |
|---|
| כ־ר־כ־ם (k-r-k-m) |
Possibly from Tamil கூகை (kūkai).
Noun
כרכום / כַּרְכֹּם • (karkóm) m (plural indefinite כרכומים \\ כַּרְכֻּמִּים)
- crocus
Related terms
- כּוּרְכּוּם (kurkúm, “turmeric”)
See also
- זְעַפְרָן (z'afrán, “saffron”)
Etymology 2
From כרכום / כַּרְכֹּם (karkóm).
Noun
כִּרְכּוּם • (kirkúm) m
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References
- “כרכום” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
- Shulman, David (2016) Tamil: A biography, Harvard University Press, →ISBN, pages 20
Further reading
כרכום on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he