cumin en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- kŭmʹĭn (Received-Pronunciation)
- (General-American) audio
- /ˈkjumɪn/ (General-American)
- /ˈkʌmɪn/ (General-American)
- ko͞oʹmĭn (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈkʌmɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈkʊmɪn/ (General-American)
- (General-American) audio
- /ˈkjuːmɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (General-American) audio
- (General-American) audio
- kyo͞oʹmĭn (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈkumɪn/ (General-American)
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”). Possibly related to caraway.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The flowering plant Cuminum cyminum, in the family Apiaceae.
Cumin is native to the region from the eastern Mediterranean to India.
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(uncountable, usually) Its aromatic long seed, used as a spice, notably in Indian, Middle Eastern, and Mexican cookery.
Cumin was often an ingredient of such love potions since it produced the effect of retention in whoever ate it.
1940, Rosetta E. Clarkson, Green Enchantments: The Magic Spell of Gardens, The Macmillan Company, page 269:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cumins | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
cuminseed · Persian cumin · cuminic · black cumin · cuminol
Relateds
Translations (155)
gu જીરું (its seed used as spice) · it cumino (plant Cuminum cyminum) · bg кимион (plant Cuminum cyminum) · ru зи́ра (its seed used as spice) · da spidskommen (plant Cuminum cyminum) · ro chimion (plant Cuminum cyminum) · phn 𐤊𐤌𐤍 (its seed used as spice) · tl komino (its seed used as spice) · ota كمیون (plant Cuminum cyminum) · cmn 阿拉伯茴香 (its seed used as spice) · fi juustokumina (plant Cuminum cyminum) · ar كَمُّون (plant Cuminum cyminum) · sa अजाजि (its seed used as spice) · fa زیره (plant Cuminum cyminum) · id jintan putih (plant Cuminum cyminum) · jpa כמונא (its seed used as spice) · cs římský kmín (plant Cuminum cyminum) · egy t:p-n:n-N33:Z2 (its seed used as spice) · syc ܟܲܡܘܼܢܵܐ (its seed used as spice) · la cumīnum (its seed used as spice) · nl komijn (its seed used as spice) · ru кмин (plant Cuminum cyminum) · cmn 安息茴香 (its seed used as spice) · hy չաման (its seed used as spice) · fr cumin (its seed used as spice) · tmr כַּמּוֹנָא (its seed used as spice) · nl djiera (its seed used as spice) · cmn 阿拉伯茴香 (plant Cuminum cyminum) · hu kömény (plant Cuminum cyminum) · ms jintan putih (its seed used as spice) · ml ജീരകം (its seed used as spice) · bn জিরা (its seed used as spice) · sv spiskummin (plant Cuminum cyminum) · nl komijn (plant Cuminum cyminum) · af jeera (its seed used as spice) · gmy 𐀓𐀖𐀜 (plant Cuminum cyminum) · de Kümmel (plant Cuminum cyminum) · es comino (plant Cuminum cyminum) · hu római kömény (plant Cuminum cyminum) · he כַמּוֹן (its seed used as spice) · nb spisskummen (plant Cuminum cyminum) · my ဇီရာ (plant Cuminum cyminum) · vi thì là Ai Cập (plant Cuminum cyminum) · cmn 安息茴香 (plant Cuminum cyminum) · cy cwmin (its seed used as spice) · gl comiño (its seed used as spice) · myz ࡊࡀࡌࡅࡍࡀ (its seed used as spice) · tmr כְּמוֹנָא (its seed used as spice) · af komyn (its seed used as spice) · nb spisskummen (its seed used as spice) · ary كمون (plant Cuminum cyminum) · gmy 𐀓𐀖𐀜 (its seed used as spice) · grc κύμινον (plant Cuminum cyminum) · th ยี่หร่า (plant Cuminum cyminum) · la cumīnum (plant Cuminum cyminum) · hy քիմիոն (its seed used as spice) · nl kummel (plant Cuminum cyminum) · mr जिरे (its seed used as spice) · bo གོ་སྙོད (its seed used as spice) · tr kimyon (its seed used as spice) · grc κύμινον (its seed used as spice) · nl komijnzaad (its seed used as spice) · ms jintan putih (plant Cuminum cyminum) · ca comí (its seed used as spice) · ja ヒメウイキョウ (plant Cuminum cyminum) · pt cominho (its seed used as spice) · it cumino (its seed used as spice) · de Kreuzkümmel (its seed used as spice) · nl djinten (its seed used as spice) · pl kmin rzymski (plant Cuminum cyminum) · hi ज़ीरा (plant Cuminum cyminum) · eo kumino (plant Cuminum cyminum) · si සූදුරු (its seed used as spice) · ka კვლიავი (plant Cuminum cyminum) · io kumino (plant Cuminum cyminum) · ja クミン (plant Cuminum cyminum) · sv kummin (plant Cuminum cyminum) · arc-cpa ܟܡܘܢܐ (its seed used as spice) · cs římský kmín (its seed used as spice) · arz كمون (its seed used as spice) · el κύμινο (plant Cuminum cyminum) · th ยี่หร่า (its seed used as spice) · ka ძირა (its seed used as spice) · vi cây thì là (its seed used as spice) · fi jeera (its seed used as spice) · ru зи́ра (plant Cuminum cyminum) · he כמון (plant Cuminum cyminum) · ota كمیون (its seed used as spice) · bg кимион (its seed used as spice) · pt cominho (plant Cuminum cyminum) · cmn 孜然 (plant Cuminum cyminum) · hi जीरा (its seed used as spice) · ug زىرە (its seed used as spice) · tl komino (plant Cuminum cyminum) · vo komenaplan (plant Cuminum cyminum) · es comino (its seed used as spice) · is broddkúmen (its seed used as spice) · ar كَمُّون (its seed used as spice) · hu római kömény (its seed used as spice) · hy քիմիոն (plant Cuminum cyminum) · ary كمون (its seed used as spice) · nl kummel (its seed used as spice) · hy չաման (plant Cuminum cyminum) · sa जिरण (its seed used as spice) · mn гоньд (plant Cuminum cyminum) · haw kumino (its seed used as spice) · mi kumine (plant Cuminum cyminum) · txb ayājñi (its seed used as spice) · pl kminek (its seed used as spice) · tr kimyon (plant Cuminum cyminum) · ko 커민 (plant Cuminum cyminum) · nb spisskarve (its seed used as spice) · sa दृता (its seed used as spice) · sw jira (its seed used as spice) · yi קמיניק (its seed used as spice) · sv spiskummin (its seed used as spice) · th เทียนขาว (plant Cuminum cyminum) · yi קמיניק (plant Cuminum cyminum) · el κύμινο (its seed used as spice) · mr जिरे (plant Cuminum cyminum) · hi ज़ीरा (its seed used as spice) · sa वह्निसख (its seed used as spice) · de Kreuzkümmel (plant Cuminum cyminum) · arc-jla כַּמּוּנָא (its seed used as spice) · ta சீரகம் (plant Cuminum cyminum) · ta சீரகம் (its seed used as spice) · ja クミンの実 (its seed used as spice) · fi roomankumina (plant Cuminum cyminum) · ro chimion (its seed used as spice) · ka ზირა (plant Cuminum cyminum) · gl comiño (plant Cuminum cyminum) · nb spisskarve (plant Cuminum cyminum) · fr cumin (plant Cuminum cyminum) · my ဇီရာစေ့ (its seed used as spice) · xpu 𐤊𐤌𐤍 (its seed used as spice) · sw mjira (plant Cuminum cyminum) · hi जीरा (plant Cuminum cyminum) · sa दीर्घजीरक (its seed used as spice) · sk rímska rasca (its seed used as spice) · uga 𐎋𐎎𐎐 (its seed used as spice) · da spidskommen (its seed used as spice) · ca comí (plant Cuminum cyminum) · fi juustokumina (its seed used as spice) · sa जीरक (its seed used as spice) · arz كمون (plant Cuminum cyminum) · scn ciminu (plant Cuminum cyminum) · fa زیره (its seed used as spice) · egy t:p-n:n-N33:Z2 (plant Cuminum cyminum) · pa ਜੀਰਾ (its seed used as spice) · ka ძირა (plant Cuminum cyminum) · ka კვლიავი (its seed used as spice) · cmn 孜然 (its seed used as spice) · ka ზირა (its seed used as spice) · mt kemmun (plant Cuminum cyminum) · kn ಜೀರಿಗೆ (its seed used as spice)